New Zealand has enjoyed a vintage year of success on the international stage. Steve Landells speaks to Athletics NZ High Performance

Ryan Ballantyne hurled the 5kg shot a mighty 21.66m at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Track, Field and Road Championships in Auckland

Shot put ace Tom Walsh looked anything but a world class athlete as he toppled off a mechanical bull during Christmas festivities. The

AUCKLAND Athletics Auckland Meeting, Mt Smart Stadium - 17 December 2016 Estonian heptathlete Mari Klaup added an international

Olympian's online boot camp offers small steps to joy of fitness.

John McAvoy, a former armed robber who spent a decade in prison, is on an unlikely mission of redemption, striving for glory as an Ironman.

Several of New Zealand's stars from Rio 2016 including medallists Tom Walsh, Eliza McCartney and Liam Malone will be in action against

Several of New Zealands stars from Rio 2016 including medallists Tom Walsh, Eliza McCartney and Liam Malone will be in action against

High Performance Sport has spoken regarding their funding budget calls for next year. Now national sports organisations have had an opportunity to respond. Here are some summary snippets from affected sports.

HAMILTON Athletics Waikato Bay of Plenty Meeting, Porritt Stadium - 10 December 2016 Ben Langton-Burrell added nearly two metres

Raised in the Waikato, Welsh-based Katherine Marshall enjoyed a breakthrough season last year running 2:02.70 for the 800m. Here the

Perhaps the most unexpected New Zealand medallist at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games was schoolboy William Stedman. Steve Landells speaks

AUCKLAND New Zealand Secondary Schools Track & Field Championships, Douglas Track and Field, The Trusts Arena, Henderson -

Oliver Miller completed an impressive double this afternoon at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Track, Field & Road Championships

Nick Smith pulled off an eye-catching sprint double in the senior boys 100m and 200m and Lucy Sheat achieved the same feat in the

Just 24 hours after Nick Moulai struck gold with a New Zealand under-17 record in the boys senior 3000m older brother Tom delivered

Ryan Ballantyne from St Paul's Collegiate in Hamilton has set a world-leading mark for the U18 shot put.

Ryan Ballantyne lit up the early action in the final day of the New Zealand Secondary Schools Track, Field & Road Race Championships

A Wellington mother is furious her son was disqualified from running barefoot from an inter-school event but a local sporting body says it agrees with the school's decision.

Theo Quax is gunning for the top of the podium.

AUCKLAND Athletics Auckland Meeting, Mt Smart Stadium - 26 November 2016 Olivia McTaggart added a further eight centimetres

In the Trans-Tasman rivalry at the Rio Olympic Games, New Zealand came out on top of Australia on the athletics medal table. Kiwis

Mass panic erupted at a New York City airport when loud cheers for Usain Bolt somehow led to a false report of gunshots.

AUCKLAND Athletics Auckland Meeting, Mt Smart Stadium - 19 November 2016 Fourteen year old Dominic Overend smashed the Auckland

In the start of a new series we ask the questions to the New Zealand 800m number one and 2015 World University Games champion who

Auckland Marathon winner Nicole Goldsmid has replaced life in the pool for a burgeoning running career. Steve Landells charts the

Olivia McTaggart appears the latest New Zealand pole vaulting star of the future. Steve Landells caught up with the New Zealand under-17

If you had asked renowned broadcaster and mum of one Rachel Smalley a few years back if she would ever consider herself a marathon

AUCKLAND Athletics Auckland Meeting, Mt Smart Stadium - 12 November 2016 Hamish Gill 100m 10.73 (+0.8). Markos Ingham 100m 11.33

Jamaican super-sprinter Usain Bolt leads the list of six finalists announced for the 2016 IAAF World Athlete of the Year award.