Emirates, official airline partner for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, cheered on a blistering opening weekend of cricket as national teams from eight converged for their chance at the prestigious trophy.

The Hurricanes Poua team have been forced to withdraw from their opening match of Sky Super Rugby Aupiki this Thursday due to Covid cases and isolation requirements in their squad.

Over the weekend, the Waterbourne Charitable Trust hosted more than 160 athletes in Mt Maunganui, where perfect conditions allowed the festival to crown multiple national champions for stand up paddle boarding and beach volleyball.

Some of New Zealand’s top aquatic professionals have been recognised for their work in the industry through the 2021 Recreation Aotearoa Aquatics Awards. The awards, postponed in August 2021 due to COVID-19, were presented last week by Recreation Aotearoa representatives.

Former All Black champion Richie McCaw and his iSPORT teammates Rob Nichol, Jo Williams and Tim Sikma were heli evacuated off the GODZone course in the Fiordland National Park this afternoon with a team member suffering from ill-health.

Today we saw a mixture of results across all water and beach based sports as previous champions arrived for the National Championships. Today saw the second of three championship race which will crown the outright national champion.

GODZone returning champions Nathan Fa’ave, Stu Lynch, Sophie Hart and Chris Forne of team Avaya are leading the charge over the South Islands Main Divide from Jackson's Bay to Glenorchy on day two of GODZone Chapter 10.

The following information has been provided by the Tuigamala family to assist media wishing to cover or attend his funeral.

Aue! Ua maliliu Toa, Ua talai ofa tau, Ua tagi ai nei le fatu ma le ele’ele. Ua vala’au le Atua ia Fesola’i Va’aiga Tuigamala

All the GODZone teams are in for one heck of a journey, says race director Warren Bates as the tenth chapter of the world's largest expedition adventure race kicked off today.

The Auckland Rugby League Board of Directors are delighted to announce Rebecca Russell as the new Chief Executive Officer effective from the 11th April 2022.