Meet De La Salle College’s champion international debating team
And the squad is on a roll. Last year, at the Model United Nations Assembly that hosted 100…
Champion trainer Mark Purdon hospitalised after being kicked by horse
“I have been better but I realise it could have been a lot worse,” Purdon told the Herald…
Golf: Tom Kim reveals Tiger Woods text that inspired him to gold
Kim was visibly relieved at getting over the line when he rolled home the final putt, letting out…
On the Up: Kesa Fifita goes from strongwoman newcomer to New Zealand champion
After finishing fourth in the car walk, second in the dumbbell lift and equal first in the deadlift…
First Hollywood, now Fat Bear Week: nepo baby wins Alaska contest
He is known officially by the more prosaic name Bear 89. He was nicknamed Backpack by rangers who…
Fat Bear Week: New winner is 89 ‘Backpack’
The brown bears aren’t feasting on the sockeye salmon in Brooks River just for fun; putting on the…
Cop who stole $68,000 can now be named as champion Muay Thai fighter Haimona Tamati-Te Paki
In the Hamilton District Court in March, Tamati-Te Paki was sentenced to 11 months’ home detention by Judge…
Hyrox toilet controversy: Malaysian athlete Zarif Zakaria claims toilet break cost him a race
“I got disqualified for going to the toilet before the race. How come people can race while having…
Hyrox co-founder apologises after Joanna Wietrzyk competed after bowel incontinence
“Hyrox made a mistake by not reacting immediately during the race. “In the end it is my job…
Australian athlete sparks controversy after winning Hyrox event after bowel incontinence incident
The Melbourne-based athlete – who already held the world record in the Hyrox women’s solo event after competing…
Lara Antipova wins Listed Michael Moroney Stakes at Flemington
“The main thing was, she just wasn’t quite there in the coat and she’d come a long way,”…
Kickboxer Hayden Barnard sentenced to 11 months’ home detention for ‘brutal assault’ in Tasman
Hayden Barnard, a recognised martial arts exponent, was sentenced in the Nelson District Court on Friday after being…