Tarawera Ultra-Trail: Ruth Croft and Daniel Jones defend titles on sodden track
“It felt like a very different race today just because of the conditions, but I actually really enjoyed…
SailGP Auckland: Live updates as Black Foils, France crash pushes league to race in split fleet format
Follow the action from day two of SailGP’s Auckland regatta For the first time in SailGP, the fleet…
Ruth Croft: On Mont Blanc ultra trail-running win, meditation and bulimia
Ruth Croft made history in 2025, winning the world’s biggest race in ultra trail-running: a 174km course crossing…
Superstar sprinter First Five to miss $600,000 Group 1 race at Ellerslie
“We are lucky to have owners who are patient, so we can do that.” First Five was the…
Opie Bosson back to being punter’s favourite on Te Rapa mega day
Bosson is still doing a lot of riding for Te Akau, with whom he was formerly on a…
Foal that swam for life in Cyclone Gabrielle floodwaters wins $178,000 horse race
One of those foals was Ultimate Habit, a filly by Embellish out of the Bachelor Duke mare Queens…
Horse racing: Australians being subsidised to race here, annoying local trainers
He now races for even more this Saturday and could then start favourite in the $1 million Bonecrusher…
Race walker Lucas Martin heading to Brazil for 2026 Race Walk World Championships
Martin attended Whangaehu School, St George’s School and Whanganui Collegiate School. His introduction to race walking was unique.…
Napier gets big thumbs-up after offshore race
The sport has suffered through economic times, with numerous boats “parked-up in garages and yards all over Auckland”,…
Trump’s Greenland grab is part of a new space race – and the stakes are getting higher
This all happened very quickly. The notion the US might buy Greenland from Denmark (which resurfaced in 2019)…
Former Formula 1 race director Michael Masi joins NextGen NZ Championship as event director
“From my point of view, it’s getting all of the different inputs from officials, competitors and others to…
The race is on: Ideal conditions forecast for powerboats’ big Napier weekend
“We’ll be scanning it when we get down there,” Greenfield said. The situation seems to have navigated past…