Art Gage-Brown is preparing for the Motu Challenge, a gruelling four-stage multisport event billed as one of the toughest in the country.

As we obsess about whether the Bledisloe Cup will reside in its spiritual home of Wellington this year, we can forget that sport is a broad church.

New Zealand reluctantly walked away from the World Triathlon Series because the numbers simply did not work, according to chief executive Craig Waugh.

When Nic Leary won the Waihi Nugget multisport race last year she was a serious competitive athlete. He'll take part in the event again, but this time under very different circumstances.

St Paul's Collegiate School student Ryan Ballantyne threw a 5kg shot put 19.08m, breaking the Waikato record, at last Tuesday's central zone athletics championships held at Porritt Stadium in Hamilton.

World champion adventure racer Nathan Fa'avae will compete in this weekend's Coast to Coast Longest Day event for the first time in 14 years.

Shortland Street star Pua Magasiva is ready to take on his first triathlon -- he's been training for seven years.

The New Year is a time for reflection. This year, we met everyday New Zealanders who have suffered heartbreaking moments in their lives.

If imitation is indeed the best form of flattery, then New Zealand elite sport is in a good space. New Zealand's high performance sporting systems are catching the eye, with delegations from across the globe visiting this country to watch.

Banned triathlete Kris Gemmell believes he never should have faced anti-doping proceedings and expects his punishment will be overturned within weeks.

One of triathlon's all-time greats has been approached to help improve the performance of New Zealand's top competitors.

Kim Allan aims to be first Kiwi woman to tackle one of the toughest races in the world - a 36-hour, 246km ultra-run between Athens and Sparta.

Kevin Pennell etched his name into the folklore of the Waihi Nugget Multisport Festival recently when he produced a superhuman effort because "he didn't want to let his team mates down".

In the past year Sam Clark has been a cyclist, a marathon kayaker, an ultra-marathoner and a frustrated patient.

Danielle McKenzie is already a double winner at the Thermatech 3D Rotorua Multisport Festival but the odds of her adding a third title next week are decidedly slim.

New Zealand-based French triathlete Laurent Vidal says it's a miracle he didn't suffer neurological or physical damage when he had a heart attack during training last month.

Elina Ussher has enjoyed a glittering international career of multisport success, but she still loves to compete at home and win local titles.

Tauranga multisport athlete Dwarne Farley never takes getting out for a run for granted.