Rowing: McBride shows world-class skills
Rowing: McBride shows world-class skills
Zoe McBride (Otago) is a quick learner. She has taken on board tips she was given in Bulgaria last winter and is applying them on the domestic scene.
Alistair McMurran
Rowing: Olympic success sparks record entry
Rowing: Olympic success sparks record entry
The gold medal splash by New Zealand rowers at the London Olympics has sparked a record entry for the Otago championships at Lake Ruataniwha.
Cricket: Kaikorai chasing place in finals
Cricket: Kaikorai chasing place in finals
It is Kaikorai's turn. It has a chance to reach the national club finals if it beats Invercargill Metro at Bishopscourt tomorrow.
Swimming: Godfrey goes under university games time
Swimming: Godfrey goes under university games time
Kate Godfrey (Neptune) swam a World University Games qualifying time at the Auckland open championships recently.
Bowls: Birkbeck Wakari's go-to guy
Bowls: Birkbeck Wakari's go-to guy
Nigel Birkbeck has now assumed the elite competitive mantle for the Wakari Bowling Club that used to sit on the shoulders of club stalwart Dennis Leeden, who died suddenly in February.
Bowls: Australia dominant at world event
Bowls: Australia dominant at world event
The Black Jacks were stumped by the Australians at World Bowls in Adelaide.
Paralympics: Robinson's visit reward for Kaikorai School
Paralympics: Robinson's visit reward for Kaikorai School
Holly Robinson held the pupils at the Kaikorai Primary School spellbound yesterday as she told them about the London Paralympics.
Bowls: LPHS pair retain title
Bowls: LPHS pair retain title
They did it again. The Logan Park High School pair of Jacobi Kohu-Morris and Callum Horwell retained their New Zealand secondary schools pairs bowls title at Hamilton yesterday.
Athletics: Young Dunedin hurdler leaves opposition behind
Athletics: Young Dunedin hurdler leaves opposition behind
Christina Ashton (Queen's) gave a master class display when she became the New Zealand 80m hurdles champion in Dunedin yesterday.
Discus: Young thrower betters Commonwealth Games standard
Discus: Young thrower betters Commonwealth Games standard
Siositina Hakeai (Auckland Girls' Grammar) is sponsored by the John Walker Field of Dreams Foundation and it paid dividends on Saturday, when she bettered the discus standard set for the last three Commonwealth Games.
Athletics: Vaulter qualifies for world event
Athletics: Vaulter qualifies for world event
Eliza McCartney (Takapuna Grammar) has a head for heights and proved it by winning the open girls pole vault on Saturday.
Athletics: Championship dream celebrates 40 years this weekend
Athletics: Championship dream celebrates 40 years this weekend
Don Chadderton's dream came true in 1973 when the first New Zealand secondary schools championships were held in Christchurch.
Yachting: Burling sets his sights on the future
Yachting: Burling sets his sights on the future
Peter Burling, who won a silver medal at the London Olympic Games, is the bright hope for the future of New Zealand sailing.
Athletics: Bloxham's throw hammers record
Athletics: Bloxham's throw hammers record
The technology could not cope. Matthew Bloxham (Orewa College) beat the laser beam at the Caledonian Ground last night.
Athletics: Travel plans blown apart by tornado
Athletics: Travel plans blown apart by tornado
The tornado and thunderstorms that struck Auckland on Thursday disrupted the travel plans of athletes competing at the New Zealand secondary schools championships in Dunedin this weekend.
Athletics: Otago youngsters to fore
Athletics: Otago youngsters to fore
The 40th annual New Zealand secondary schools athletics championships start at the Caledonian Ground this afternoon. Athletics writer Alistair McMurran highlights seven athletes who are expected to shine.
Futsal: Brazilians will add flair to South team
Futsal: Brazilians will add flair to South team
The inclusion of three Brazilians will make the Futsal South team a formidable opponent in the national league that starts in Dunedin at the weekend.
Athletics: Championships big logistical exercise
Athletics: Championships big logistical exercise
It will be a Dunedin experience for the 1364 pupils competing at the New Zealand secondary schools track and field championships at the weekend.
Special Olympics: Smith stars with two golds at games
Special Olympics: Smith stars with two golds at games
Lawrence athlete Liam Smith was the star of the Special Olympics regional summer games in Dunedin at the weekend.
Athletics: Walsh dominates shot put
Athletics: Walsh dominates shot put
New Zealand champion Tom Walsh (South Canterbury) dominated the throwing events at the Caledonian Ground on Saturday.