The Canterbury school at the centre of a controversy around two pupils who were banned from rowing at the Maadi Cup says the board of trustees supports the ban.

Former Olympic rower Rob Hamill backs the two St Bede's College students at centre of legal storm as head teachers fear ruling sets "dangerous precedent".

Two boys who were banned from competing in the Maadi Cup rowing regatta after riding on the baggage carousel at Auckland Airport were egged on by their teammates.

Rowing legend Sir Don Rowlands has passed away.

Out-of-control athletes and supporters forced a bar to close and police to shut down a party of 200 after the NZ Rowing Championships in Twizel at the weekend.

Two top coaches have been expelled from the rowing national championships after being involved in a heated exchange with officials.

The spectators were as hot as the competitors in the Cambridge Town Cup rowing regatta.

Not owning any canoes or having regular access to water should be a major hurdle for a waka ama club to overcome.

Fast water on Amsterdam's Bosbaan helped the women's four beat the eight-year-old world-best time by more than 10 seconds in 6:14.36 at the world championships.

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.

An ambitious project launched by two of the most powerful sporting organisations in New Zealand aims to take Olympic success to unprecedented levels.

Emma Twigg is risking a piece of Olympic history for peace of mind.

Rowing New Zealand's plans for an eights programme is taking shape.

The fanfare should be loud and hearty as New Zealand's elite rowers arrive back in the coming weeks.

Victories for double scullers Fiona Bourke and Zoe Stevenson, and single sculler Emma Twigg capped off a superb world championship regatta for NZ's rowers.

Start as you mean to go on; for lightweight women Julia Edward and Sophie MacKenzie it'd be hard to find a more appropriate motto.

Hamish Bond, Eric Murray and coxswain Caleb Shepherd have done their best to disprove the theory that coxed pair skiffs are merely 'water taxis' or 'lead sleds'.