All Black coach Graham Henry is used to letting his players take the accolades.

But he will be one of the stars when his name and hand print is unveiled on the Waitakere Walkway of Fame on December 12.

TVNZ News has been able to add the most prestigious prize in sports journalism to a record haul of honours in 2009.

Young people in Auckland will have a chance to challenge themselves across a range of sports and activities thanks to the new Break-Away school holiday programme.

Eighteen new players have been named into the 2010 Rebel Sport Super 14 wider training groups, announced by the New Zealand Rugby Union today.

Wellington, Dec 8 NZPA - Eighteen new players have been added to next year's Super 14 wider training groups, the New Zealand Rugby Union said today.

Auckland, Dec 8 NZPA - Five rugby test wins and a strengthened team culture has left All Blacks coach Graham Henry a happy man at the end of the northern hemisphere tour.

By Mark Geenty of NZPA Tokyo, Dec 7 NZPA - The All Blacks' brains trust will meet the five Super 14 rugby coaches on Friday in the hope of agreeing on periodic breaks for leading players to avert burnout amid a crippling schedule.

Wellington, Dec 7 NZPA - Otago rugby midfield back Michael Witt will return to rugby league after signing a deal with Welsh club Crusaders.

Witt joined the New Zealand Warriors in 2007 from Manly but was told he was surplus to requirements at the beginning of the 2009 season.

By Mark Geenty of NZPA London, Dec 6 NZPA - Coach Graham Henry admits to concerns about the gap between the All Blacks' top-15 and the rest, and will continue to rotate his rugby squad in next year's tests as the World Cup looms.

By Mark Geenty of NZPA London, Dec 6 NZPA - Joe Rokocoko admitted he could barely watch the All Blacks performing the haka but proudly chalked up his own piece of rugby history at Twickenham today.