By Mark Geenty of NZPA

Wellington, March 13 NZPA - New Zealand cricket wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum will eventually give up the gloves to focus on batting -- it's just a matter of when.

Roger Honeybun is cycling more than 1,000 kilometres from Christchurch to Auckland to raise awareness of poor asthma control in New Zealand. Roger's great nephew, Sean Hedley, tragically died from an exacerbation of asthma at just nine years old.

By Mark Geenty of NZPA

Auckland, March 11 NZPA - New Zealand coach Mark Greatbatch admits some of his cricketers are struggling to cope with the current schedule amid a mounting injury toll.

Hamilton's only international airline, Pacific Blue, has become the Official Airline of New Zealand's sole round of the V8 Supercar Championship in a partnership that will see the airline offer its Guests thousands of free tickets to the three-day event.

Wellington, March 6 NZPA - The Chiefs' Super 14 rugby loss to the Reds last night may have come at a cost for the Hamilton-based franchise.

The Chiefs lost the match 18-23 and today learned that prop Sona Taumalolo has been cited for a dangerous tackle.

Temperature: Cold start, hot finish - extreme temperatures along the way. Rainfall: Very wet in Hawkes Bay, Wairarapa, Gisborne, Southland and the West Coast. Extremely dry in Northland, below normal rainfall in Auckland and east of the South Island.

Innovative technology and cost reduction are just two of the ways that Mondiale Freight Services will benefit from a new contract with Vodafone to provide its fixed line and mobile telephone services.

Rotorua public and international visitors to Rotorua experienced a unique festival on Sunday, 28 February 2010. It was celebrated with much fanfare by covering coloured powder and water on each other, and dancing to folk music and songs.

2nd March 2010 Hamilton, New Zealand

Northern Districts Milestones after Plunket Shield match vs Canterbury

Highest Score: Brent Arnel 32 Hamish Marshall 170

Record Team Score: 726

Record Partnerships:

By Mark Geenty of NZPA

Wellington, Feb 23 NZPA - Shane Bond hit the ground running on his international cricket return today, saying Australia had received an easy run all summer and his New Zealand side were "a huge chance" of regaining the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy.