Hamish Bond has triumphed over Mahe Drysdale in the single sculls at the national rowing championships with Eric Murray third.

Seasoned old salts reckon rowing into the cliff-sized waves at Piha is a good way of separating the men from the boys.

NZ's most successful sports will receive a funding boost ahead of the Rio Olympics, while basketball was another winner from today's High Performance Sport NZ investment announcement.

For all New Zealand's notable achievements at the world's premier rowing venues, one combination stands supreme.

Under a guard of honour made from oars, Olympic rowers Mahe Drysdale and Juliette Haigh shared one of their first moments as husband and wife.

British rowing great Sir Matthew Pinsent says Hamish Bond and Eric Murray's record 16 straight international regatta wins makes them the best men's pair of all time.

A silver medal to the men’s lightweight four took Rowing New Zealand into new territory.

Seven finalists out of 14 crews looks a lot better than three out of 10.

How does Rowing New Zealand sell a vision which could sacrifice medals in smaller boats in the belief they could win some of the sport's blue riband events like the eights, coxless fours and quadruple sculls?

Olympic champion Eric Murray says there should be no references to "bad luck" or "surprise" that seven New Zealand crews out of 10 have missed finals so far at the Rowing World Championships.

In a boost to the New Zealand rowing team's fortunes, the men's pair of Hamish Bond and Eric Murray have eased into the final at the world championships.

Since turning to the single sculls in 2005, Mahe Drysdale has always been a banker for Rowing New Zealand.

Rowing New Zealand's world championship campaign has taken on an uncharacteristic look of struggle.

Olympic champion Mahe Drysdale has been ousted from the single sculls at the rowing world championships.

Mahe Drysdale's hotel room has been turned into a secret rowing lair as he campaigns to win an unprecedented sixth world championship single sculls crown.

Men's sweep oar head coach Noel Donaldson admits Rowing New Zealand will reassess its bigger boat selections for next season.

None of the three New Zealand crews in action have progressed beyond the repechages at the rowing world championships today in South Korea.