Hayden Meikle

Time to look back at the brilliant and the bad, the weird and the wild, of 2013. Sports editor Hayden Meikle offers this A to Z review.

Lei'ataua Limuloa is normally the one being lifted - and his partners are usually wearing slightly more rugged clothing.

The only movie genre that cops a harder time than horror is sport. But gems can be found if you wade through the lame, the predictable and the merely awful. Hayden Meikle lists his 10 greatest sports movies - and brings in the opinion of one of his favourite writers, the late movie critic Roger Ebert.

Alf Arlidge helped bring the Otago Nuggets a long way - but he will be watching the opening game next season from the stands.

Andy Boyens will look back proudly on his professional career despite lingering feelings it ended too soon.

Kereyn Smith has often been a woman in a man's world - but sport is changing, and she is helping lead the charge. In the final part of our Women In Sport series, Hayden Meikle talks to the head of the New Zealand Olympic organisation.

No, this is not a science. But trying to name a list of the 10 greatest sportswomen in New Zealand history is still an interesting process. Hayden Meikle does his best.

Two remarkably talented young New Zealand women hogged the headlines this year. While Lorde made waves in the world of music, Lydia Ko captured attention when she turned professional at the age of 16. Continuing our series, Hayden Meikle finds out how golf's rising star will inspire a generation.

Continuing our series celebrating the success of women in sport, Hayden Meikle reflects on an incredible year for the Football Ferns.

There is no better subject to begin our series celebrating women in sport than Suzie Bates. The champion Otago sportswoman has starred for her country in two sports and can now make a living from her No 1 code. She talks to sports editor Hayden Meikle.

Reviewers Hayden Meikle and Simon Bishop reflect on the best and the worst of gaming in 2013.

How far we have come. But how far we have to go.

Dodgers will carry some serious momentum into the Christmas break after another set of wins in the final round of the year on Saturday.

This is the ultimate opportunity to show off your knowledge of All Black history. The Otago Daily Times today reveals a major new series aimed at identifying the very best players to have worn the famous black jersey.

Otago's bats dried up when they were needed most at the Jefferies Cup tournament in Christchurch yesterday.