Dunedin runner Mel Aitken hopes to continue her rapid rise in marathon running when she lines up in the New Zealand Marathon Championships in Rotorua tomorrow.
Wanaka triathlete Braden Currie has sprung back from the disappointment of missing Olympics selection by winning the Xterra Asia-Pacific Championship in New South Wales.
A huge defensive effort has powered the Southern Steel to its second emphatic win in as many weeks and ensured its unbeaten run in this year's ANZ Championship continues.
A panicked Swiss tourist jumped from her camper van and rolled around on grass to put out flames on her hands after a split-second gas explosion in Lake Hayes last week.
The Otago University Rowing Club will be looking to win the intermediate women's eight title for an unprecedented 10th consecutive year when the New Zealand University Rowing Championships start tomorrow.
College A got its Dunedin premier A grade campaign off to a strong start with a convincing 59-43 win over St Hilda's Senior A at the Edgar Centre last night.
The Dunedin Thunder has named a 29-strong squad for this season's New Zealand Ice Hockey League as it looks to create depth and build a squad for the future.
Otago Rowing Club member Bryce Abernethy has been selected in a 33-strong New Zealand squad to compete in the 2016 World Rowing Under-23 Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.