Australia hung on to beat New Zealand 2-1 in their four nations women's hockey international.

Australian hockey player Anna Flanagan has been dropped for Olympic lead-up tournaments after covering up her DUI charge.

A 4-1 win over India enabled New Zealand to make a solid start to their four nation women's hockey tournament in Darwin tonight.

An important moment for New Zealand sport. The country's leading sporting organisations, led by New Zealand rugby, have come together

Black Sticks team building exercise at Escapade - where the girls get locked in a room and have to work together to get their way out.

Whitelock didn't know if she would return to top-level hockey after having Addison but the lure of a fourth Olympics proved too hard to resist.

Facing world No 1 Australia first up in the Rio Olympics suits men's hockey coach Colin Batch just fine.

New Zealand Black Sticks hockey player Kayla Whitelock sits down with journalist Rikki Swannell to chat about her return to the national side and balancing life as a mum.

The New Zealand's men's hockey team are taking plenty of confidence out of the recent Azlan Shah Cup as they continue to build towards

The Black Sticks Men have beaten India 2-1 to keep their hopes of making the final alive at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia. New

New Zealand suffered their first loss at the Azlan Shah men's hockey tournament tonight, but it leaves them vulnerable in their bid to make the weekend's final.

New Zealand survived a late flurry from Japan to win the Hawkes Bay Cup women's hockey title for the first time in its three years in Hastings tonight.

nzherald.co.nz is offering live streaming of the Hawke's Bay Cup - eight of the world's leading teams playing in one place, including the New Zealand women's Black Sticks.

New Zealand grabbed their first win in their third game at the men's Azlan Shah hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia tonight.