Blues coach and All Black legend has posted a YouTube video that explains his thoughts on Ma'a Nonu deciding not to honour his contract and move to the Highlanders for the 2013 season. courtesy Blues.co.nz.
Herald Rugby scribes Gregor Paul and Wynne Gray debate the topics of the day and give insight to the signing of AIG as All Black jersey sponsor and what happened between the Blues coach John Kirwan and Ma'a Nonu.
Professional skateboarder Luis Tolentino goes back to his roots in the Dominican Republic for some slow motion street skating.
Des Hansen, the father of All Blacks coach Steve Hansen, has died. It is unclear whether he will travel with the team for this weekend's test against Australia in Brisbane. The team have been preparing for the match, where they could set the record for the most consecutive victories by a top-tier nation.
After flying to an altitude of 39,045 meters (128,100 feet) in a helium-filled balloon, Felix Baumgartner completed a record breaking jump for the ages from the edge of space, exactly 65 years after Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier flying in an experimental rocket-powered airplane. Felix reached a maximum of speed of 1,342.8 km/h (833mph) through the near vacuum of the stratosphere before being slowed by the atmosphere later during his 4:20 minute long freefall. The 43-year-old Austrian skydiving expert also broke two other world records (highest freefall, highest manned balloon flight), leaving the one for the longest freefall to project mentor Col. Joe Kittinger.
Baumgartner reached an estimated speed of 1,342.8 km/h or 834.4 mph(Mach 1.24) jumping from the stratosphere, which when certified will make him the first man to break the speed of sound in freefall and set several other records while delivering valuable data for future space exploration.
Ronnie Renner breaks down the Top 5 Tricks from the last stop of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour 2012, taking place in Sydney, Australia.
Usain Bolt was officially welcomed today as beverage company Frucor began it's launch for New Zealand's production & sale of the sports drink Gatorade. The world's fastest man made a special appearance while on his short visit, he also took time out to give some of the countries elite sprint athletes their own private coaching clinic.
Wrapping up 2012 here is the final episode ever of the Boil Up Herald series. Joining our regulars to say farewell are Trevor Mallard, Tau Henare, Mike King and Julian Wilcox.
Serbia’s under-17 football team perfectly executed a training ground move to score an audacious goal against Moldova last week. A low corner was dummied by not one, not two, but three players before it was driven low and hard past the Moldovan keeper by Andrija Zivkovic, from just outside the box. Serbia went on to win the game 4-0. The match was a qualifier for the Under-17 European Championships, which will be held in Slovakia next May. Video courtesy of youtube/101greatgoalsFan2
The factory Fords will head to this weekend's Bathurst 1000 emblazed with one of the brand's most famous looks. In 1977 Allan Moffat led home Colin Bond in a 1-2 finish and championship contender Mark Winterbottom has an eye on a repeat performance.
NZ Herald motorsport correspondent and nzherald.co.nz motorsport host Eric Thompson chats with former McLaren F1 team member and motorsport commentator legend Bob McMurray about all things racing. In this episode we discuss Lewis Hamilton's move to Mercedes and does that mean the end of Michael Schumacher? We preview the Japanese F1 Grand prix and for the real petrol heads we look at the 50th running of the Bathurst 1000. For those who like to play in the dirt we have a look at Hayden Paddon's chances at the all tarmac Rally France. Oh, and Tom Blomqvist's continuing improvement in the Euro F3 championship.
NRL Grand Final picks, Quade Cooper dramas, and what’s up with League eligibility rules. All covered in this week’s Boil Up.
Woodstock Honey Fight for Life will be held on Saturday 15 December 2012 at The Trusts Stadium Arena in Waitakere. It has been announced that BIG Willie Mason will captain the rugby League team in the traditional rugby vs league match off. Mason's father passed away with cancer when Willie was only 17 years old, he has always dedicated money & time to support the fight against cancer. When presented with the opportunity to box in the fight for life he jumped at the chance.
Wests Tigers coach Tim Sheens has reportedly quit as coach of the NRL club after 10 years following days of player unrest. There is speculation Sheens may be looking to the New Zealand Warriors. Could Sheens be the problem solver for the NZ club. Ex-Kiwi League legend Dean Lonergan & Newcastle Knights player Willie Mason give their expert opinion & analysis.
Herald writers Gregor Paul & Wynne Gray give their expert analysis & opinion on the All Blacks and their preparation to play Argentina before taking on the Springboks in South Africa.
NZ Herald motorsport correspondent Eric Thompson and former McLaren F1 team member and motorsport commentator Bob McMurray chat about Singapore Grand Prix and how the F1 championship maybe coming to Alonso rather than him chasing it. Also, they discuss how a Chinese driver can get a Super Licence when others may struggle, and whether it's Mercedes or AMG going racing in the V8 Supercars championship.
Olympian and BMX Silver medalist Sarah Walker finally came home to where her story started; the small country town of Kawerau. Welcomed back by her parents, teachers and schools, Sarah reflects upon having a dream that any 'small town kid' can follow if they really want to.
Tomohiro Fujii set the bar and took out the overall "Best Documentary" of the Canon Shootout of the World Heli Challenge with this masterpiece. Tomo-san filmed and edited the doco himself. An extraordinary effort of an extraordinary event.
Here's a 5 minute round up of what the World Heli Challenge 2012 was all about, The World Heli Challenge is an event held over 15 days based out of the Lake Hawea Hotel just outside of Wanaka. As far as video media goes, its invitational only with a total of 6 cinematographers from around the world chosen to go head to head to construct an individual impression on the WHC.
Enough snow has fallen for the Cardrona Park Crew to start putting in features for opening day. Join us as we tag along with them and find out what it takes to get it done. NZsnowboard.com - The Home of New Zealand Snowboarding
It's early season in Canterbury and we tag along with Ben Comber as he gets his legs back and heads up to Mt. Hutt with some buddies. Featuring Yeong Kim, Milu Ma and Ben Comber. NZsnowboard.com - The Home of New Zealand Snowboarding
For the premier episode of 'The Snow Show' we catch up with Shelly Gotlieb fresh from her northern hemisphere season in Auckland as she gets set for the kiwi winter.
“Broadcasters special on Boil Up this week with Andrew Mulligan and Scotty Stevenson joining the Boil Team”
A euphoric Uruguayan player at Turkish top flight side Kasimpasa was quickly sent crashing back down to earth when his goal celebrations were cut short by a fan stealing his shirt.
The medal ceremony at the Cloud, on Auckland's waterfront, was the first time an Olympic gold medal had been presented in New Zealand. Arms shot into the air under the rolling blue canopy of the Cloud. "Now I know, I can believe 100 per cent, that I am the Olympic champion," said Valerie Adams, New Zealand's belated gold medallist for winning the shot put at the London 2012 Olympic Games. "This is more than I expected," Adams said pulling out a tissue from her pocket as her eyes flushed red. She thanked New Zealand "for your love and support". "I do this for you, and I do this for our country."
Olympian Valerie Adams was welcomed at Auckland Airport this morning by a crowd of supporters, as she arrives home for her gold medal ceremony tonight in Auckland.
Herald sports writers Gregor Paul and Wynne Gray give expert opinion and analysis after the All Blacks test against The Springboks in Dunedin, which saw Richie McCaw the recipient of a cheap blow from prop Dean Greyling who received a 2 week suspension for his efforts.
Japanese diver Yuya Sumiyama won the 5th round of the 2012 Asia Pacific Rally Championship in Hokkaido, Japan. The lead changed 4 times on the final day with plenty of crashes and roll-overs to add to the drama.
NZ Herald motorsport correspondent Eric Thompson and former McLaren F1 team member and motorsport commentator Bob McMurray chat about this weekend's F1 race in Singapore, two Kiwis racing at the last round of the IndyCar championship and Hayden Paddon's continuing mechanical woes in the FIA WRC S2000 title race among other things. Also, Bob succinctly passes comment on Lewis Hamilton's rumored move to Mercedes.
The All Black coach Steve Hansen and his Springbok counterpart Heyneke Meyer reflect on the physical toil and the effort from both teams during the Dunedin test match won by the All Blacks 21-11, after leading 5-3 at the halftime break. Aaron Smith describes how he scored his break away try and Ma'a Nonu says the match was an arm-wrestle. The captains and coaches all comment on the yellow card offence with Hansen saying it was a 'cheap shot'.
All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw looks ahead to Saturday's test and talks about playing his first match under the roof in Dunedin.
Springbok captain Jean de Villiers talks about playing against the old foe in Dunedin on Saturday.
Ladies special on Boil Up, Michelle Pickles and Laura McGoldrick join our team to debate all things Union and League.