11+ hour, 1+ min ago   (690+ words) Izaro Williamson Sasia’s longboarding journey began on a whim. Growing up in Taranaki spoilt for choice of quality waves, the 15-year-old took up surfing on a shortboard. But whether it was the difficulty of figuring certain breaks out or getting…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1058+ words) Another senior water polo official has resigned following leaks to the Herald. The man who stepped up to be chair of Water Polo NZ, following concerns over governance of the sport and bullying allegations within the senior women’s team, has…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (855+ words) Women won most of NZ’s medals in Glasgow, but only five coaches were female. High performance sport must fix the gap, says Dr Sarah Leberman Comment: More than half the Aotearoa New Zealand team at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games were…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (204+ words) Italy’s 2022 world swimming champion Benedetta Pilato and another Italian swimmer have been banned for 90 days for stealing cosmetics at Singapore airport. The pair was caught red-handed returning from this year’s world championships where Pilato took bronze in the 50m breaststroke. “Given…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (552+ words) The Ūawa team Kirimamae will compete in the open women’s 500m sprint and 1500m with turns at the IVF (International Va’a Federation) world sprint championships in Singapore. They are (from left): manager Toni Hale, Hinewaipounamu Westrupp, Shontelle McLean, Hine Brooking, Lily Hill,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (828+ words) Sports reporters Chris Reive and Nathan Limm discuss the news that Anna Mowbray and Ali Williams have added a 2027 ANZ Premiership competition to their longer-term privatised bid. Event executive director Liam Taylor explains why NZ Fashion Week is going strong…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (245+ words) By RNZ Sport reporters Erika Fairweather won a bronze medal in the women’s 200m freestyle on day one of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in California, breaking her own New Zealand record in the process. In the final, Pallister and Canadian…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (761+ words) Glasgow’s latest slogan – “People make Glasgow” – certainly held true throughout the successful Commonwealth Games. It is now 10 days since the Games finished, even if the wet weather continued for another week throughout the seven days of a northern tour to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (459+ words) Two Hawke’s Bay swimmers will take on some of the coldest competitive waters in the world after being named in New Zealand’s Frozen Ferns. Davey Jones and Debbie Rodgers qualified for the national ice swimming team at the New Zealand…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (867+ words) Paul Chambers' life changed in August 1973 when suffered serious spinal injuries in an accident while working on a ship. Three years after suffering a spinal injury, Paul Chambers was riding high on the medal podium at the Toronto 1976 Paralympic Games....