Still fun after 50-plus years
Still fun after 50-plus years
Gymnastics is a sport for the young.
Masters Games
March-past opens 9 days of action
March-past opens 9 days of action
It was a mix of the Olympics and Kiwi charm at the opening ceremony of the New Zealand Masters Games on Saturday night.
Octogenarian closing in on 50 golds
Octogenarian closing in on 50 golds
One could accuse Arthur Dunkley of being a tad greedy.
NZ Masters Games: Days 1 and 2
NZ Masters Games: Days 1 and 2
Photos from around the Masters Games this weekend.
'Never for me' - till she changed her mind
'Never for me' - till she changed her mind
It is never too late to get that competitive bug.
Nothing trivial about defending 45-plus title
Nothing trivial about defending 45-plus title
Actor, musician, auctioneer and occasional dancer, Shane Cortese is used to juggling roles.
Lyrical Ladies get on their trike
Lyrical Ladies get on their trike
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery - or so the saying goes.
Netball: Netball-mad friends keen to Kauri on
Netball: Netball-mad friends keen to Kauri on
It all began in Kauri St for a bunch of Dunedin women who keep on rocking on the netball court at the New Zealand Masters Games.
Masters Games: Co-ordinator well on top of his games
Masters Games: Co-ordinator well on top of his games
Just over a month out from the start of the Masters Games in Dunedin, the man who should know says everything if ticking along well.
Masters runner returns home with medals and memories
Masters runner returns home with medals and memories
Liz Wilson has earned a few weeks off. The 52-year-old Dunedin runner is back in town after a successful month competing at the world masters championships in France and the IAAF world athletics championships in Beijing.
Masters Games: Shanks named as ambassador
Masters Games: Shanks named as ambassador
The Masters Games are still more than five months away but the event was launched at Toitu Otago Settlers Museum last night with former world champion cyclist Alison Shanks announced as an ambassador.
Funding key to making games more successful
Funding key to making games more successful
There were no hiccups at last week's successful New Zealand Masters Games in Dunedin.
Swimming: Six in succession for Prescott
Swimming: Six in succession for Prescott
Steve Prescott does not own the harbour but he certainly has a rapport with the water.
Basketball: Frustrating but still good fun
Basketball: Frustrating but still good fun
It is about what happens on the day. The all-star team of former guns failed to make the semifinals of the Masters Games basketball.
Masters Games: Infectious positivity from Masters stalwart
Masters Games: Infectious positivity from Masters stalwart
Bevan Tasker was honoured last year for his volunteer work at the New Zealand Masters Games.
Masters Games: Participation a life-changer for many
Masters Games: Participation a life-changer for many
Gold medals are important, but there has always been more to the New Zealand Masters Games than the opportunity to parade the silverware.
Golf: Professionals give nothing, writer says
Golf: Professionals give nothing, writer says
Experienced Irish golf writer Ivan Morris has strong views on the state of the professional game.
Masters Games: 5000 up
Masters Games: 5000 up
Margaret Taylor, of Waldronville, was yesterday the 5000th person to register for the New Zealand Masters Games to be held in Dunedin from Saturday.
Masters Games: International flavour to NZ Masters Games
Masters Games: International flavour to NZ Masters Games
There will be an international flavour to next month's New Zealand Masters Games with athletes from 11 countries competing.
Funding woes but Masters on
Funding woes but Masters on
The next New Zealand Masters Games in Dunedin will proceed despite the organising trust confirming it is struggling to meet budget expectations in the run-up to the event.