11 December 2008 - Australian world record-holder Marieke Guehrer from Australia showed her class on the opening morning of the New Zealand summer championships in Christchurch today.

11 DECEMBER 2008 - Taupo Motorsport Park Managing Director David Steele believes the 2009 A1GP Taupo event will be the best yet - and is urging people in Taupo and in the Central North Island to come and support the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport when it revs into town again.

11 DECEMBER 2008 - The New World Tour de Wakatipu, a new mountain bike challenge proposed for Easter 2009, will provide exclusive access through Coneburn Station alongside the Kawarau River and conclude with a function at Chard Farm winery.

Former international coxswain and coach Alan Cotter has been announced as Rowing New Zealand's new High Performance Manager.

Cotter will be joined in a new look High Performance team by Judith Hamilton - who will become High Performance Support Services Manager.

10 DECEMBER 2008 - Sixty of New Zealand's most promising teenage basketballers have been invited to the 2009 All-NZ Camp at Palmerston North, January 22-30.

The South Island Club Challenge Triathlon Series has been confirmed with seven events included on the calendar, the first of which is in Southland this Sunday at Hokonui.

The Auckland Sports awards are being held this Thursday evening (11 December) at Alexandra Park, however this year there's a big change.

9 December 2008 - New Zealand's Beijing Olympic swimmers take their first competitive dip back into competition in the national summer championships starting in Christchurch on Thursday.

New Zealand Golfer Stacey Tate has won her second consecutive title on the ALPG Tour at the Moss Vale Golf Club Ladies Classic New South Wales, Australia this weekend.

8 December 2008 - Top emerging women's cricketers are in action this week at the 2008/09 National Development Tournament, under way at New Zealand Cricket's three grounds at Lincoln University, Christchurch, from today [Monday 8 December].