Boxing: Deadline poses problem for Dunedin boxer
Boxing: Deadline poses problem for Dunedin boxer
Dunedin boxer Nick Leigh has a problem.
Alistair McMurran
Bowls: Swiss cream NZers in bowls 'test'
Bowls: Swiss cream NZers in bowls 'test'
Swiss curler Fritz Pulfer is a natural. He had never played bowls before yesterday but he took to it like a duck to water.
Curling: NZ men well prepared for championship
Curling: NZ men well prepared for championship
The odds and the past record may be against it, but the New Zealand men's team is determined to stand on the podium at the Dunedin Ice Stadium this week.
Swimming: Programme in place to teach teachers
Swimming: Programme in place to teach teachers
Retired school principal Brent Ward is re-introducing swimming skills to Dunedin schools in a programme started yesterday.
Rugby: University A capture Speight's shield
Rugby: University A capture Speight's shield
University A captured the Speight's Challenge Shield when they scored eight tries to outclass Zingari-Richmond 46-8 at the University Oval in Dunedin premier club rugby yesterday.
Curling: 50-year involvement with fame
Curling: 50-year involvement with fame
Resby was proudly wearing an Anzac Day poppy yesterday.
Independence Games: Aitken plays key role in Otago success
Independence Games: Aitken plays key role in Otago success
Matt Aitken was named the top male athlete at the South Island Independence Games and played a major role in the Otago's team success.
Netball: Tuning in no trouble for Telfer
Netball: Tuning in no trouble for Telfer
Wendy Telfer has no trouble tuning in and out of the Southern Steel's intense ANZ championship campaign.
Athletics: Crumpton big winner at awards
Athletics: Crumpton big winner at awards
Shireen Crumpton's athletics performances over the past 12 months have been remarkable considering the traumatic times she has endured.
Curling: Women's curling team aims for the top
Curling: Women's curling team aims for the top
The Swiss women have been on the podium twice but the top spot has always proved elusive.
Curling: Rinks rank well with ice master
Curling: Rinks rank well with ice master
Doug Wright's job is on ice, but not because of the world economic downturn.
Rugby: Former big guns work together to lift the little ones
Rugby: Former big guns work together to lift the little ones
Three key players from the great Otago teams of the 1990s - Stu Forster, Tony Brown and John Leslie - worked to inspire a new generation of rugby players in Dunedin this week.
Rugby: Way to go before Witt Otago ready
Rugby: Way to go before Witt Otago ready
New signing Michael Witt shows promise but has a lot of work to do before he can claim a place in the Otago team.
Surfing: Otago teen wins silver
Surfing: Otago teen wins silver
It was the highlight of Geordi Dearns' short surfing career when he stood on the world championship podium twice this week.
Athletics: Crumpton not keen to see her chances go downhill
Athletics: Crumpton not keen to see her chances go downhill
Otago distance runner Shireen Crumpton (Hill City) does not like running down hills and will not be defending her New Zealand mountain running title at Wellington today.
Ice hockey: Miracle man relives golden moment
Ice hockey: Miracle man relives golden moment
William "Buzz" Schneider scored a goal for the United States ice hockey team that achieved the "Miracle on Ice" in 1980.
Ice hockey: Proud Ice Blacks score fourth win to claim title
Ice hockey: Proud Ice Blacks score fourth win to claim title
It was a proud Ice Blacks team that stood in a line last night as the New Zealand national anthem echoed through the Dunedin Ice Stadium for the fourth time this week.
Bowls: Development players key for Fairfield
Bowls: Development players key for Fairfield
Fairfield emerged as the top local club this summer when it won three major Bowls Dunedin men's interclub trophies.
Rugby: Vainikolo 'the right guy to do the job' for Highlanders against Blues
Rugby: Vainikolo 'the right guy to do the job' for Highlanders against Blues
Aggressive winger Fetu'u Vainikolo returns to the Highlanders for the crucial Super 14 clash against the Blues tomorrow night.
Record-breaking feats by Otago foursome
Record-breaking feats by Otago foursome
Four Otago athletes - Anna-Lisa Uttley (Bayfield), Rebekah Greene (St Hildas), Guy Woodhouse (Kavanagh) and Ricky White (Sara Cohen) - broke records at the South Island secondary schools athletics championships in Invercargill recently.