Barbarians home, just
Southland Barbarians had a narrow 4-3 victory over Uni Black Panthers on Saturday in Otago men's premier club hockey.
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Long winning streak finally interrupted
Long winning streak finally interrupted
This one has the feeling of "The queens are dead, long live the queens" to it.
University A steps up its game to take challenge shield
University A steps up its game to take challenge shield
University A stamped its mark on the competition in week two, taking the challenge shield off Kings United.
Pulsating match gets season going
Pulsating match gets season going
The Dunedin premier men's competition got under way on Saturday with a cracker of a match between Taieri Tuataras and Albany Alligators.
City Highlanders still team to beat in women's competition
City Highlanders still team to beat in women's competition
The Dunedin club hockey competition gets under way this weekend. Hockey writer Matthew West takes look at the season ahead.
Southland return to top grade
Southland return to top grade
The road trip to Invercargill is back on the schedule.
NZ women prevail over US
NZ women prevail over US
The New Zealand Black Sticks women looked sharp in their win against the United States in Auckland yesterday.
Black Sticks men missing key players
Black Sticks men missing key players
Black Sticks coach Darren Smith will have to engineer a comeback without his two best players. His side is last in the FIH Pro League and desperately needs a win or two to get the campaign back on...
Funding freeze after Black Sticks coach resigns
Funding freeze after Black Sticks coach resigns
Sir Owen Glenn has suspended funding of the New Zealand women's hockey team because of his concerns over the resignation of former coach Mark Hager.
Black Sticks down China
Black Sticks down China
The Black Sticks have finished off their three games at Christchurch's Ng Puna Wai stadium in style, beating the China Women 2-0 in a match that was looking like going down to the wire until an...
Black Sticks women, men both beaten
Black Sticks women, men both beaten
Germany made the most of its opportunities to beat the Black Sticks women 3-1 in Christchurch yesterday.
NZ men aiming to bounce back
NZ men aiming to bounce back
The Black Sticks men are hoping to bounce back against Germany tonight following a heavy 6-2 loss to Great Britain last week in the FIH Pro League.
NZ women triumph; men outgunned
NZ women triumph; men outgunned
The Black Sticks women have rebounded spectacularly from their shock loss to Belgium a week ago to beat Great Britain in Christchurch last night.
Interesting sideline for NZ's women's team
Interesting sideline for NZ's women's team
The focus will be off the field just as much as on it when the next round of the FHI Pro League is played in Christchurch tonight.
Draw gets NZ men a point
Draw gets NZ men a point
The Black Sticks men’s hockey team came from two goals down last night, drawing 4-4 with world champion Belgium and earning a point before a penalty shootout at their Pro League...
'I love playing for New Zealand'
'I love playing for New Zealand'
Nick Ross could hardly have asked for a better occasion to play a milestone match.
Aussie star passes on knowledge
Aussie star passes on knowledge
Some hockey royalty visited the south over the weekend.
Netherlands men, women get double over Black Sticks
Netherlands men, women get double over Black Sticks
The Black Sticks men were beaten 4-3 by the Netherlands in their FIH Pro-League clash in Auckland yesterday.
New Pro League designed to raise hockey's profile
New Pro League designed to raise hockey's profile
Hockey hopes to begin a new era when Spain and Belgium kick off its ambitious annual Pro League, a new competition which aims to transform the sport and reduce its dependence on the Olympic Games for exposure.
Hager quits Black Sticks to coach GB
Hager quits Black Sticks to coach GB
Mark Hager has resigned as Black Sticks women's head coach and will take up a role as head coach of the Great Britain and England women's teams.