Taihape Shears: Welshman Gethin Lewis claims open shearing title
Henderson blasted the 20 out in 14m 43.07s, beating Lewis to the final cord by 9.84s. Smith was…
Six shearing and woolhandling events headline big competition weekend
The next six competitors will meet in a February 7 final at the Rangitīkei Shearing Sports in Marton…
Australian Open: Centurion Novak Djokovic romps to Melbourne win as Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff move on
“What can I say? I like the sound of it. Centurion is pretty nice,” he said after his…
Gisborne driver Ethan Rees second at New Zealand Superstock Championships
Five of the 10 Gisborne cars in the event made the final – Ethan Rees (127G), his brother…
Australian Open: No Venus Williams fairytale as Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka win Melbourne openers
“But overall just happy. I’m pleased about the level that I played today,” added Alcaraz, who was playing…
Boxing Day shopping falls 12.4% in 2025, loses title of most popular shopping day
“But for most other non-food stores in our network, their busiest days were still in the two days…
Mitch Rees clinches fifth F1 title and NZ F1 TT crown at Whanganui
Rees cracked the “triple” once again this season, winning the premier Formula one/Superbike class overall for the series,…
Christmas Eve shopping: Transactions for midday spending peak fall again
The peak-hour total fell to 660,815 in 2021, 650,909 in 2022 and 626,692 in 2023. The peak minute…
2025 NZ Rugby Awards: Ardie Savea’s Player of the Year prize caps a dominant year
Savea will miss the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season due to a sabbatical in Japan, but will be…
Titus Proctor wins WBC Muay Thai world title in Mt Maunganui showdown
Proctor dominated throughout the fight, landing knockdowns in every round until the fight stopped in the final round…
Australian Open: Daniel Hillier claims top-10 finish as Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen takes title
“I hit some really interesting shots out there towards the end, but I was just grinding trying to…
Alice Robinson wins Copper Mountain giant slalom for fifth World Cup title
“So I was pretty shocked to see the big green light at the finish, but obviously I’m so…