Arrowtown loses NZ Open golf
Arrowtown loses NZ Open golf
The New Zealand Open, the country's flagship golfing event, will shift from The Hills course near Arrowtown to Christchurch for the next three years.
Hayden Meikle
Softball: Watts power Dodgers into final
Softball: Watts power Dodgers into final
The Watts brothers powered Dodgers into the Champions Cup final with a series of big blasts on Saturday.
The last word: An ice tale
The last word: An ice tale
Ice hockey players tend to hit first and then ask questions later.
The Last Word: Adam the Magnificent
The Last Word: Adam the Magnificent
Adam Thomson is the greatest player in Highlanders history. Discuss.
Softball: Cardinals bounces back
Softball: Cardinals bounces back
Cardinals pipped Dodgers 10-9 in an eight-inning thriller in the premier club competition on Saturday.
Open's move to Clearwater official
Open's move to Clearwater official
Neither Greg Turner nor Mahal Pearce was jumping cartwheels over the New Zealand Open decision yesterday.
Golf: Good work at The Hills at risk in shifting tournament
Golf: Good work at The Hills at risk in shifting tournament
It is unfortunate to mix sporting analogies but you have to think New Zealand Golf has really dropped the ball on this one.
The soap opera is, mercifully, over.
Flat, featureless Clearwater will host the next three New Zealand Opens.
Football: Loss ends Otago's playoff hopes
Football: Loss ends Otago's playoff hopes
Malcolm Fleming lamented the inability to cherish possession as Otago United's playoff hopes were extinguished in Christchurch yesterday.
Boat, bike and bat add to feel-good factor of Highlanders' win
Boat, bike and bat add to feel-good factor of Highlanders' win
One with a boat, one with a bike and one with a bat.
Golf: NZ Open deal expected
Golf: NZ Open deal expected
It has taken a year but New Zealand Golf is expected to finally make an announcement on its flagship tournament today.
Softball: Southern Pride teams struggle at fast pitch competition
Softball: Southern Pride teams struggle at fast pitch competition
It was tough times as usual for the Southern Pride teams at the national fastpitch championships on the North Shore at the weekend.
Golf: McEwan chasing third title
Golf: McEwan chasing third title
Brent McEwan will start as the warm favourite in the Dunedin 72-hole strokeplay championship at the St Clair course this weekend.
Sports Awards: Solid majority supports football
Sports Awards: Solid majority supports football
A majority - though not large - of respondents think Dick Tayler and Mahe Drysdale have dropped the ball with their Halberg Award stances.
Dazzlingly cute creativity
Dazzlingly cute creativity
Awwwww, cuuuuttte. That was the overwhelming response to the first LittleBigPlanet, a game quite unlike any other, when it was first released on the PS3 three years ago.
Saddening Halbergs reaction leaves sour taste
Saddening Halbergs reaction leaves sour taste
What a very sad few days it has been for New Zealand sport.
The last word: Replacing Richie...
The last word: Replacing Richie...
When the news first emerged of Richie McCaw's foot injury, ruling him out of the first third of the Super 15, my reaction was similar to how all non-Crusaders fans were feeling.
Sport awards: World Cup heroics may tip scales
Sport awards: World Cup heroics may tip scales
Football had the feel-good factor but rowing had the medals. Which will celebrate the loudest at the Halberg Awards tonight? Sports editor Hayden Meikle looks at the contenders.
The Last Word: Dr Pepper, pizzas...
The Last Word: Dr Pepper, pizzas...
It is a sport many New Zealanders find incomprehensible, played by athletes most of us would not recognise if we passed them in the street.
Golf: In-form Fowler to tee off in Dunedin
Golf: In-form Fowler to tee off in Dunedin
Australian Peter Fowler headlines the list of professionals who have entered the City of Dunedin Legends Pro-Am later this month.
My team: Green Bay packing more punch
My team: Green Bay packing more punch
About 10 or 11 years ago, I bought an American football video game - Madden 99, on Nintendo. I played that a bit and it just grew from there.