New Zealand side Auckland City have beaten New Caledonia's Mont-Dore 12-2 at Kiwitea Street in Auckland, New Zealand, in Group B on day three of the OFC Champions League. Courtesy: OFC

ITM 400 Pukekohe Saturday Summary

All five nominees for the Surfline Men's Best Overall Performance Award are presented for your review. Featuring Grant "Twiggy" Baker, Kohl Christensen, Shane Dorian, Mark Healey and Greg Long. (Note: Depicted rides are symbolic -- award is for best overall performance over twelve month period.) A category in the 2013 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards presented by Pacifico, coming May 3. For more info see the event website at www.BillabongXXL.com.

Rongomai Primary School was treated to a special breakfast with the Blues. Kids Kai Time provides a breakfast service for low decile schools, Michelle McArthur who started the initiative 'Kids Kai Time' is driven to provide children with a nutritional breakfast and lunch, and to also teach the children about oral hygiene and the values if nutritional food.

Stade Francais halfback Jerome Fillol was banned for 14 weeks overnight for spitting in the face of Bath counterpart Peter Stringer. Courtesy: rugbydump.com

Rugby experts Gregor Paul, Wynne Gray & Patrick McKendry discuss who they think will make it into the All Blacks squad.

After failing to score form a corner, a goalkeeper races back to goal in a very innovative fashion. Video / Youtube: Multi Schlott.

Pukekohe Park Raceway – the country’s spiritual home of motorsport celebrates 50 years of motorsport. courtesy of OfficialV8Supercars

Kevin Barry is back working with New Zealand's top heavyweight boxing prospect. Barry, an Olympic silver medallist in Los Angeles in 1984, will train Joseph Parker for his June fight against South African veteran Francois Botha. The pair will depart for Barry's Las Vegas base on Sunday for an eight-week pre-fight camp.

New Zealand Herald rugby writers Gregor Paul & Wynne Gray this week discuss the TMO, are they an intrusion or an asset to the game. They also give their expert opinion and analysis after round 8 of the Super Rugby competition.

Tahitian team Dragon have defeated New Caledonia's Mont-Dore 4-1 in the second round of the OFC Champions League at Stade Numa Daly in Noumea, New Caledonia. Courtesy: OFC

Auckland City have beaten fellow New Zealand team Waitakere United 3-1 in the second round of the OFC Champions League at Fred Taylor Park in Auckland. Courtesy: OFC

Francois Botha has called him a "baby" but Joseph Parker knows his older opponent will be anything but paternal when they meet in the ring in June. In fact, Parker will be taking extra care to avoid some of the tricks that so rattled Sonny Bill Williams in Brisbane in February.

Fisherman Rolf Nylinder is from Sweden and bought a 30 dollar guitar during a trip visiting New Zealand, His friend Peter had a Mac with "Garageband". So obviously he felt compelled to rewrite a song (apologies to Leonard Cohen) to spread the word about true fly fishing! frontsidefly.com

Herald cricket scribes David Leggat and Andrew Alderson discuss the players who have made it into the test side against England.

The two men accused of assaulting star cricketer Jesse Ryder have appeared in court this morning. The pair, aged 20 and 37 and both from Christchurch, appeared in the dock at Christchurch District Court at the post-earthquake temporary Nga Hau e Wha Marae venue. The 37-year-old has been charged with assaulting Jesse Daniel Ryder and also with reckless disregard for the safety of others. The younger man, believed to be his nephew, is facing two charges of assault, one in connection with the older man.

The V8 Supercars head across Bass Strait this weekend for the second round of this year's series. IRWIN Racing's Lee Holdsworth is looking forward to Symmons Plains and a split-race format which will feature a half-time period much like a football match.

Jamie Whincup takes motorsport writer Eric Thompson for a hot lap of the new Pukekohe Park Raceway in his Holden V8 Supercar – and bins it through the esses.

Rickie Lambert spoke of his ambition to represent New Zealand in international football, after learning that he could qualify to play for the All Whites through his grandfather -- however, the new was later revealed to be part of an April Fools' Day joke by Southampton Football Club! Courtesy: YouTube/theofficialsaints

Two old men, both in their 90s, risked comfortable senior-citizen status as well as brittle hamstrings to stage a 100-meter race at a track meet in San Sebastian, Spain. Video / Youtube: Proactive Technolabs

Police hunting who attacked Jesse Ryder outside a Christchurch bar say they don't yet know who is behind the vicious assault but are working along "positive lines of inquiry''. The cricketer is in an induced coma in Christchurch Hospital with critical injuries - including a fractured skull and a punctured lung - after an "unprovoked'' bar attack.

Prime Minister John Key comments on discussions with Tiwai Point aluminium smelter's ultimate owners Rio Tinto and a bid to broker a deal, the attack on Black Cap Jesse Ryder, relief for the drought stricken farmers; and finally the 'golden handshake' for Solid Energy's Don Elder.

Blues coach Sir John Kirwan has made just one injury-enforced change to the starting XV for Saturday's match against the Chiefs in Mount Maunganui. "We need to get excited again and start playing high tempo, high impact game which we have not be doing."

Cricketer Jesse Ryder is in Christchurch Hospital with injuries including a fractured skull, a punctured lung and internal bleeding after being attacked by several men in a bar early this morning. Police said they were investigating the incident at Aikman's Bar in the Christchurch suburb of Merivale after a fight broke out in the bar then spilled onto the pavement in the early hours of today.

Herald cricket scribes David Leggat and Andrew Alderson discuss the exhilarating 'on the edge of your seat' test match at Eden Park with the Black Caps falling short of a win a by only one wicket.

Golf gear including a bag and several clubs belonging to three members of the England cricket team has been stolen from the Auckland hotel where they were staying. Police are looking to identify a man who entered an insecure storage room at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland's Waterloo Quadrant and stole the golf clubs and gear on March 24.

Jamie Whincup, Red Bull Racing, takes Mayor of Auckland Len Brown for a high octane tour of Downtown Auckland. With a quick diversion in to Ports Of Auckland for some burn outs. courtesy youtube/V8SupercarsOfficial

This is Andrew Cassidy, also known as the 'Welsh Maradona', trying out some skills down at his local car park. Video / Youtube: Daniel Howlett

In the first episode of Levi Sherwood - Home Again we visit the current Red Bull X-Fighters champion at his home in rural New Zealand. Levi has created a compound with a MotoX track and dirt FMX set up. He reflects on last seasons competition, what motivates him to win and why he loves riding FMX.

The final act of a magnificent season of New Zealand surf lifesaving was played out at picturesque Waipu Cove, as the top IRB drivers, crews and patients competed in the BP Surf Rescue championships. Produced by Jamie Troughton/Dscribe Journalism. Song: Boys of Summer by The Ataris Dscribe Journalism dscribe.co.nz info@dscribe.co.nz Additional GoPro footage thanks to Sam!