1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1740+ words) On Sunday, NZ Warriors kick off their fifth season of NRLW, hoping to reach the playoffs for the first time. Under seasoned championship coach Ron Griffiths, they have upgraded their squad markedly over the summer and expectations are high that…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (610+ words) Te Papa will not go through with buying the singlet earlier believed to have been worn by Peter Snell at the 1964 Olympics because it is not authentic, the national museum says. The singlet goes under the hammer. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (774+ words) Rarely a week goes by without US President Donald Trump lavishing praise on the bodies of men he meets - fawning over "the muscles on this guy," or an athlete's "tree trunk" legs, or a UFC fighter who is "too good…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (365+ words) Ben Oliver has powered to overall honours in the Tour de Wallonie in Belgium after winning a dramatic fifth and final stage - picking up his first professional tour victory. The Christchurch-born Oliver was among just five riders to contest a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (296+ words) Double Olympic champion Ellesse Andrews will lead a 19-strong New Zealand track cycling team at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games next month. Andrews will also be defending the three titles she won in Birmingham four years ago, the sprint, the team…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (540+ words) Former Black Ferns Sevens star Michaela Brake is set to return to the side following a stint in league and the birth of her first child. Brake signed a new contract with New Zealand Rugby to the end of 2027. The…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (530+ words) New Zealand has a new star pairing in 49er sailing. Seb Menzies and George Lee Rush have become the youngest 49er world champions in history after a stunning comeback win in France. The 21-year-old duo added the world crown to the European…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (412+ words) An experienced New Zealand women's hockey team's been named for the defence of their FIH Nations Cup title in Auckland next month. Head coach Phil Burrows has confirmed 20 players in the squad, including one new cap, Ruby Baker, 22, who played…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (598+ words) A broken collarbone couldn't stop Kiwi equestrian Tim Price from delivering one of his best-ever results, as he surged to silver at the Badminton Horse Trials. In a remarkable finish on Monday (NZ time), Price climbed from 10th after the dressage…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (219+ words) Dame Valerie Adams is an ambassador for Jammies for June Photo: Middlemore Foundation As we head into the middle of another winter - steeped in a cost-of-living crisis - the call has gone out to help keep our tamariki warm and well…...