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‘Bucket list opportunity’: DJ Forbes prepares for new physical extreme
DJ Forbes is no stranger to enduring physical extremes.
Run for ‘Reido’: Post-cyclone wellbeing the focus of Hastings charity gig
Lost brother, son and mate remembered in charity event.
Tikitapu swamped with waka ama hopefuls from 105 schools
1600 paddlers. 163 races. Four days.
Hawke’s Bay triumphs in fledgling flag football competition
Hawke's Bay has some new national champs.
'Crazy' summer of local cricket wraps up with Indians' win
This week's Hākinakina iwi Kāinga – Community Sport Edition.
Raetihi Gutbuster returns for 2023
A 5km run and half-marathon have been added alongside the 25km and 50km bike races.
Northland Sports Awards winners - another big win for Black Fern Krystal Murray
Black Fern Krystal Murray wins supreme award at Northland Sports Awards.
Sun comes out for the end of Hawke's Bay men's softball season
The Hawke's Bay men's softball final was expected to be close, but Mets beat Saints 6-0.
'The end of our Covid-19 phase': Crankworx filled with families and fun
Crankworx is broadcast to a number of different countries.
OBM and Moerewa slug it out in Northland club rugby try-fest
Moerewa keep their nerve to win over OBM in Tyrepower Northland club rugby.
Cut above: Defence lawyer axes opponents in and out of courtroom
Defence lawyer Emma Riddell takes axe to competition in heritage sport of woodchopping
Hawke’s Bay club rugby: Tech click on opening day
Napier Tech Old Boys lost just one match last year. They started with 10 tries.
Winners found in Northland Bowls Centre’s First Year Singles comps
Northland men claim bronze at in the New Zealand Bowls Championship.
NPC Cup draw excites Northland coach
Northland host Canterbury in the NPC opener in Whangārei.
'Wicked vibe': The volunteers who drive Crankworx
Hundreds of local volunteers have donated thousands of hours of their time.
Whangārei triathletes to take on best in world at Kona Ironman
Long-distance open water swimmer Sarah Poplar changes tack to Ironman racing.
Competition setting Hawke’s Bay club rugby alight
More and more clubs and players are wanting games played at night.
First female HBRU president continues to break ceilings
Trailblazer can add being a rugby administrator to her impressive list of accomplishments.
Gregor Paul: The big problem with Razor’s All Blacks pitch
Scott Robertson and Jamie Joseph will be determined by their ability to excite NZ Rugby.
Gwen Lawson on Northland’s bowls scene
The latest news from Northland's bowls scene with Gwen Lawson.
From the floodplain to the fire: Doug Bracewell declares himself fit for Black Caps test recall
Bracewell has declared himself fit and ready to add to his 27 test match appearances.
'They looked terrified': Norwegian TV personalities take on jetsprinting in Whanganui
Two Norwegians tried jetsprinting in Whanganui for a TV show they're making.
Rural sportspeople celebrated at Norwood NZ Rural Sports Awards
Alabaster broke the eight-hour strong wool lamb shearing world record in December.
Whangārei team clinches Waitangi Mountain Bike Park’s first major event
Competitors pitted against the clock in challenging eight-hour mountain bike relay race.
The Kiwi teen with no golf course or clubs who’s won a US university golfing scholarship
Soon Zack Swanwick will have more free clubs than he knows what to do with.
Third time's the charm: Masters cross country champ claims another victory
World cross-country title for Whangārei runner as he prepares to race in Poland.
Rugby: All square in love and war at Te Wero
600-strong crowd sees an act of cyclone-fuelled history as Māhia score last-minute try.
First time female president for Hawke’s Bay Rugby Union
Mavis Mullins in 2017 became the first female director. Now she's the president.
Local Focus: Wingfoil World Tour descends on Mt Maunganui
A major event of this fast-growing sport hits New Zealand’s shores for the first time.