Cycling: Leuchs set to enjoy summer at home
Cycling: Leuchs set to enjoy summer at home
Olympian Kashi Leuchs is back.
Alistair McMurran
Sports awards: Reggett named volunteer of the year
Sports awards: Reggett named volunteer of the year
Southern stalwart Michael Reggett was last night named the Otago Rugby Volunteer of the Year at an awards function at Carisbrook.
Gymnastics: Hastie, Hooper snare top awards
Gymnastics: Hastie, Hooper snare top awards
Gymnast Brooke Hastie and her coach Sonya Hooper received the top awards at this month's Gymnastics Otago annual awards night.
Two to compete at Schools Games
Two to compete at Schools Games
Two Dunedin athletes will represent New Zealand at the Pacific Schools Games in Canberra which start on November 30.
Waide a winner after losing 50kg
Waide a winner after losing 50kg
Graeme Waide proved it is possible to change body shape by losing 50kg in two years.
Athletics: Teens to the fore in 3000m
Athletics: Teens to the fore in 3000m
Bryce Morgan (Ariki) led the teenage assault on the Otago middle and long distance establishment when he won the Otago 3000m championship title at the Caledonian Ground on Saturday.
Rowing: Couple impress for Otago club
Rowing: Couple impress for Otago club
Visiting rowers Alex Steinbrich and Katarina Pechtor proved that they have made a smooth transition from long boats to racing skiffs at the annual Wilson Memorial rowing regatta on Saturday.
Bowls: England task not an easy one for Walker
Bowls: England task not an easy one for Walker
Dunedin bowler Ken Walker has done it once already but knows it will be difficult to win his first-round game in the Professional Bowls Association singles in England on Monday.
Sports science: Doctor's sights set on raising games
Sports science: Doctor's sights set on raising games
Dr Sherylle Calder has an unusual but effective method for turning good sports teams into world champions.
Kiwis stay active despite Western trend to inertia
Kiwis stay active despite Western trend to inertia
New Zealand is bucking the international trend and is still an active nation.
Triathlon: Hellemans stepping back after 25 years
Triathlon: Hellemans stepping back after 25 years
Otago coach of the year John Hellemans returns to Christchurch at Christmas and has decided to end 25 years of elite triathlon coaching in New Zealand.
Sports awards: Rising star wins institute's top honour
Sports awards: Rising star wins institute's top honour
Rising swimming star Shane Patience won the supreme award at the Sports Institute of Otago awards ceremony last night.
Bowls: Two win their first centre titles
Bowls: Two win their first centre titles
It was 11th time lucky for Brendon Hollander when he won his first Bowls Dunedin title in the triples last Sunday.
Surf life-saving: Competition season to start
Surf life-saving: Competition season to start
Surf Life Saving Otago has a programme of training and competitive events through which its members hone their skills so they can keep the region's beaches safe for swimmers and surfers.
Windsurfing: Success for NZ champion on Aussie stage
Windsurfing: Success for NZ champion on Aussie stage
Gareth Wood surfs the Internet in his job, and the waves on the Otago Harbour for recreation. He is a slalom windsurfer.
Athletics: Happy returns made to Molesworth
Athletics: Happy returns made to Molesworth
He did it again. Dunedin's John Bayne (Leith) celebrated his 44th birthday by winning the Molesworth 84km endurance race in blistering conditions on Saturday.
Athletics: Third time lucky for Radford
Athletics: Third time lucky for Radford
It was third time lucky for Katherine Radford (Taieri) when she won the senior women's heptathlon title at the Otago championships at the weekend.
Man of motion on mission to increase skiers' speeds
Man of motion on mission to increase skiers' speeds
There was no chance of Matthew Brodie getting a big ego when he finished runner-up for this year's New Zealand young scientist award in Auckland.
Conference: Luck a big part of the game
Conference: Luck a big part of the game
You have got to be lucky. That is the prescription that top Australian athletics coach Dr Cliff Mallett gives for success in sport.
Conference: Advances in sports medicine impress
Conference: Advances in sports medicine impress
Specialist treatment of sports injuries is commonplace today, but it was not the case 45 years ago when Sports Medicine New Zealand was formed.