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Hawke's Bay Rowing Club stalwart Steve Cushing will try to make sure everything runs smoothly at the annual regatta along Clive River this weekend. Photo/Paul Taylor

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Rowing stalwart Steve Cushing makes most of 'deception'

5 Jan, 2019 7:00am
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Hawke's Bay Rowing Club stalwart Steve Cushing takes trip down memory lane at Clive River.

Ray Mettrick says the QSM medal in June last year is an honour but he was always going to cut back in cricket mentoring this year. Photo/Duncan Brown

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Annual children's HB cricket pilgrimage to yield $5.5m

3 Jan, 2019 8:00am
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The annual Riverbend Cricket Camp is poised for another bumper season in Hawke's Bay.

Mother Michelle Tindall (left) watches as son/jockey Hunter Durrant receives a hug from a well-wisher after a champagne finish on Royal Ruby for his maiden victory. Photo/Anendra Singh

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Mum's the word for apprentice jockey after maiden win

2 Jan, 2019 7:00am
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The context of a meeting hardly matters when you've just won your maiden race as a jockey.

Apprentice jockey Madan Singh powers Hugo The Boss to a length victory during a rating 65 race over 1200m at Waipukurau on December 9. Photo/supplied

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Bary wants Hugo The Boss to put his hand up

1 Jan, 2019 8:00am
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Confidence is fuelling Hugo The Boss since Hastings trainer John Bary rebooted his button.

Shane Warne talks to fellow former Australia cricketer Adam Gilchrist during the Boxing Day test match against India at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Photo/Photosport

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Shane Warne's autobiography puts spin on salacious lifestyle

1 Jan, 2019 7:00am
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You can argue Shane Warne's poor deliveries teach much better lessons than his good ones.

It's a Wellington group hug from Sarpreet Singh (top), Roy Krishna and Nathan Burns following a goal but is it time for some tough love for the Aussie veteran? Photo/Photosport

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Nathan Burns needs to free fall to reserves to find mojo

26 Dec, 2018 8:00am
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Phoenix deserve the positive reinforcement but coach Mark Rudan faces a burning question.

Stags skipper Tom Bruce (left) and Knights counterpart Dean Brownlie promote the sponsor's product last week but it'll be business as usual tomorrow. Photo/Photosport

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CD to employ aggression to go one step more, says Tom Bruce

26 Dec, 2018 7:00am
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New skipper Tom Bruce expects Stags to remove burden of expectations for Super Smash T20.

CHB batsman James Mackie sweeps a delivery to the boundary as former NTOB wicketkeeper JK Whyte waits in vain for a favourable edge in the one-day final in 2012. Photo / File

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CHB salute James Mackie who always has club at heart

24 Dec, 2018 8:00am
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Veteran batsman James Mackie stuck with CHB prem men's cricket team through thick and thin

Amy Renall and husband Nick Renall with their three sons, Lachie, 5, Flynn, 3, and Jack, 9. Photo/supplied

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Former pedigree pool swimmer Amy Renall tames ocean race

24 Dec, 2018 7:00am
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There's no hiding in the water when it comes to the Hawke's Bay Ocean Swim Series.

Jackals Gym highfliers Alec Paenga (left), Lucas McAdam, Ropata Lewis and Izayah Roberts with their spoils from the Far North and Queensland, Australia, this month. Photo/Paul Taylor

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Jackals Gym muay thai exponents return to HB with titles

22 Dec, 2018 11:00am
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Visits to Thailand redefines Jackals Gym member Lucas McAdam's attitude to game of life.

Eagles Golfing Society of Hawke's Bay members and guests mark the 50-year relationship with the Halberg Foundation at the Waipukurau Golf Club last Sunday. Photo/Photosport

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Waipukurau Golf Club ideal venue to mark 50-year liaison

22 Dec, 2018 9:00am
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Halberg Foundation salutes contribution of the Eagles Golfing Society of Hawke's Bay Inc.

Central Districts coach Heinrich Malan goes through a bowling action routine with some Stags during a net session at Nelson Park, Napier, yesterday. Photo/Warren Buckland

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Talent born, bred in CD incubator focus says Heinrich Malan

22 Dec, 2018 7:00am
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Stags have no intentions of hiring Twenty20 mercenaries for sake of it says Heinrich Malan

Todd Dawson, son Fletcher, 10, and father David Dawson, 73, of Cambridge, will compete in the second leg of the HB Ocean Swim Series at Perfume Point, Napier, tomorrow. Photo/Warren Buckland

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Swimming generation game for Dawson family in Napier

21 Dec, 2018 7:00am
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Dawson family great endorsement of how not just swimming but sport can add value to life.

Hawks coach Zico Coronel believes the introduction of Southern Huskies won't lead to the Aussie franchises forming feeder clubs with cash-strapped ones in New Zealand. Photo/Photosport

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Tight NBL eligibility rules vital with Huskies: Zico Coronel

20 Dec, 2018 9:00am
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Southern Huskies will hunger for success because of their ANBL ambitions says Hawks coach.

What is scary is the number of elite individuals prepared to hop codes, including hockey, in a heartbeat for a sevens flutter. Photo/Photosport

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Red Bull Ignite 7-type events take step beyond reality TV

20 Dec, 2018 7:00am
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It's time to take a hard look at culture growth in Petrie dish of NZ sport science labs.

HB U15 boys' representative cricket co-coaches Dale Smidt and Indika Senarathne (back row, right) and their charges taste gold after winning the CD tourney last week. Photo/supplied

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HB U15 boy cricketers truly representative of province

18 Dec, 2018 7:00am
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Healthy competition fuels all-embracing Hawke's Bay under-15 champion boys' cricket team.

CD batsman Dane Cleaver has crack as Wellington wicketkeeper Tom Blundell anticipates a catch during their Plunket Shield match at Saxton Oval, Nelson, today. Photo/Photosport

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Losing toss made CD draw against Firebirds even sweeter

17 Dec, 2018 5:43pm
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A draw isn't ideal in first-class cricket but Dane Cleaver says CD eked out a great result

Eastern Suburbs striker Callum McCowatt scores past Bay United goalkeeper Mackenzie Waite as defenders Birhanu Taye and Anders Eriksson stand guard in Napier today. Photo/Warren Buckland

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No exorcism required but video will help says Paul Ifill

16 Dec, 2018 2:34pm
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Hawke's Bay United were underdogs after the first-round loss so how did they fare today?

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Maxime Oliveri adding value to Bay United constitution

15 Dec, 2018 11:00am
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Frenchman Maxime Oliveri looks at bigger picture in debut stint with Hawke's Bay United.

Hawke's Bay midcourter Kimiora Poi says the Fast5 Netball World Series in Melbourne Australia, in October had helped her assimilate into the Silver Ferns' environment. Photo/Photosport

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Kimiora Poi creates Hawke's Bay history with NZ call up

14 Dec, 2018 6:48pm
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Kimiora Poi says nothing-to-lose mentality lifted her to higher echelons of netball today.

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Rugby slaps ban on Paratene Edwards for doping offences

14 Dec, 2018 7:00am
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Paratene Edwards had severe concussion after car crash, says MAC president Anthony Morley.

New Zealand A batsman George Worker (left) is back in the Stags' fold for round four of the Plunket Shield campaign from tomorrow. Photo/NZME

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Nelson newbie Felix Murray makes way for George Worker

13 Dec, 2018 3:24pm
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Defending champions CD Stags will want to keep the momentum going into the Super Smash T20

Piera Hudson (second from left), of Hawke's Bay, savours the moment as slalom champion on the podium at at the Taiwoo ski resort in China on Tuesday. Photo / Supplied

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HB alpine skier Piera Hudson adds another crown in China

13 Dec, 2018 7:00am
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Sub-zero temperatures or not, Piera Hudson is warming up to the task just fine in China.

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Katrina Grant, Marina Erakovic life lessons speak volumes

13 Dec, 2018 7:00am
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Are Katrina Grant and Marina Erakovic trying to say the same thing but in different ways?

The Steve Lunn & Associates-sponsored Hawke's Bay team of Angus McKelvie (left), his wife, Harriet McKelvie (with their children), Ollie Jones and Harry Bird celebrate victory in Hastings. Photo/Trewey Photography

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Luck separates equally talented HB derby polo finalists

10 Dec, 2018 5:49pm
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Rangitikei trio combine with visiting Englishman to claim polo tourney title in Hastings.

Happiness is defending champions Napier Technical Old Boys premier men's cricket team progressing to the next stage as qualifiers for the national knockout cup in Auckland in April. Photo/supplied

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NTOB to face Wairarapa champions next in NZ qualifiers

10 Dec, 2018 3:00pm
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NTOB premier men's club cricketers take the first step towards defending national crown.

Dean Foxcroft, 20, is a South African import allrounder playing for You Travel Taradale Cricket Club premier men's team in Napier. Photo/file

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CD Stags crush Otago Volts to remain in purple patch

9 Dec, 2018 7:09pm
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Central Districts Stags stick to blueprint of mixing it up, leave Otago Volts in tatters.

Maxime Oliveri (No 11), Jorge Akers, Sho Goto, Sam Mason-Smith, Bjorn Christensen and Birhanu Taye celebrate Mason-Smith's equaliser as Southern United players show dejection. Photo/Photosport

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Bay United claim vital three points against Southern

9 Dec, 2018 1:03pm
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Hawke's Bay United win three games on the trot to keep premiership playoff hopes alive.

Blair Tickner isn't shy to defy gravity to extract extra bounce and pace with his imposing frame. Photo/file

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CD bowlers toy with mental state of rattled Otago batsmen

8 Dec, 2018 6:32pm
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Central Districts Stags bowler Blair Tickner has Volts batsmen looking over their shoulder

Harry Findlay goes through one of seven black folders of information he sifted through in collating numbers of Hawke's Bay senior men cricketers unveiled at the capping dinner. Photo/Corena Hodgson

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HB cricket stalwart Harry Findlay gives history legs

8 Dec, 2018 11:00am
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HB Cricket CEO Craig Findlay got the ball rolling with dad Harry and the numbers emerged.

$Liam Dudding is timing his run well, after having surgery on a fractured right wrist in March, in representing New Zealand XI in Napier from today. Photo/file$

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Liam Dudding to take new ball for NZ XI in Napier today

8 Dec, 2018 8:15am
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Cornwall Cricket Club premier seamer Liam Dudding aims to make most of another opportunity

St Kents 1st XV team recruitment policy is merely an extension of the dog-eat-dog rugby structure in New Zealand so why the hypocrisy from school principals? Photo / Photosport

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Boycott 1st XV sides then Crusaders should be fair game

8 Dec, 2018 7:00am
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Sport NZ has dropped the ball on college 1st XV but where does New Zealand Rugby stand?

Having done a stellar job with the bat, CD captain Greg Hay will now focus on helping the Stags bowlers engineer wicked plans to claim 18 more wickets in Alexandra. Photo/file

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CD Stags post imposing total but seeking 18 wickets now

8 Dec, 2018 1:16am
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CD Stags

Peter Hyslop (left) and his horse, Codds, with teammate Scott Jolly before they try to define the boundaries of the HB Wine Country Polo tournament in Hastings. Photo/Paul Taylor

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Hastings tourney ideal playground for polo enthusiasts

7 Dec, 2018 7:00am
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With all, bar one, teams boasting six-goal status anyone can win at Hastings polo tourney.

Even at 34 it's hard to go past the gritty resolve opening batsman Greg Hay brings to the CD Stags' first-class plans amid a purple patch that looks promising in Alexandra. Photo / File

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Hay, Bruce find right track for another CD hit

6 Dec, 2018 6:32pm
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CD pick up in Alexandra where they left in round two with bats blazing against the Volts.

Blair Tickner lifts off for some sizzling purchase, especially after having a taste of international wickets in his debut stint with New Zealand A in the past eight weeks. Photo/file

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Blair Tickner poised to ignite CD fuse after NZ A stint

6 Dec, 2018 7:00am
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CD coach Heinrich Malan returns to the helm of Stags' as shield campaign resumes

Opener Bayley Wiggins was the only Hawke's Bay senior men's representative batsman to make a half ton against Horowhenua Kapiti in the Furlong Cup match in Napier. Photo / File

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Cricket: Furlong Cup run drought big issue

5 Dec, 2018 8:00am
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Hawke's Bay senior men adopt must-win attitude after shaky stints in Furlong Cup cricket.

Jason Long (standingt) helps fine tune his Nissan metal beast on the way to winning his maiden North Island Championship superstock crown in Wellington last Saturday. Photo/Stockcar Scene

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Jason Long's crown timely statement for Hawkeyes

5 Dec, 2018 7:00am
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For Jason Long, it's a case of keeping his eye on the road, as it were, to speedway glory.

Leon Birnie (3rd from right) with his loyal coaching stable members Rachel Finlay (left), Nicky Evens, Amitesh Kumar, Max Tommy, Janina Aricheta, Gemma Lewis and Michael Mayne. Photo/supplied

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So who really is Leon Birnie, stealing all the headlines?

3 Dec, 2018 7:00am
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Just as he did in his impressionable playing days, Leon Birnie has soldiered on as coach.

Hawke's Bay United assistant coach Jamie Dunning (left) and coach, Brett Angell. Photo/file

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No banana-skin falls for bolshy Bay United in Nelson

2 Dec, 2018 8:15pm
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Penalty kicks emerged like a rash but Hawke's Bay United still came away with the points

New Zealand U21 rep Emily Wium sees the cross but finds Australian player Amy Lawton (right) in her way at Park Island, Napier, today. Photo/Warren Buckland

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Striker Hope Ralph toast of NZ U21 women in Napier

2 Dec, 2018 8:03pm
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New Zealand, Australia Under-21 women give thumbs up to inaugural hockey test series in HB

Tyrone Dodd-Edwards left his calling card at the Horowhenua 7s to signal he will play a pivotal part at the national in Tauranga in a fortnight. Photo/file

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Hawke's Bay women's sevens side finish third in Levin

2 Dec, 2018 7:52pm
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Errors under pressure prove costly for Hawke's Bay men in Horowhenua 7s final in Levin.

New Zealand players certainly know how to celebrate on the global stage, all the way to collecting bronze medals during the Fifa U17 World Cup at Montevideo in Uruguay today. Photo / AP

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Birnie's girls set NZ benchmark in beautiful game

2 Dec, 2018 8:40am
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Leon Birnie and girls rolled the dice for the last time at the Fifa U17 World Cup and won.

New Zealand coach Leon Birnie, of Napier, used to fly under the radar but now he has caught the eye globally at Fifa Under17 Girls' World Cup in Montevideo, Uruguay. Photo/AP

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Leon Birnie on global football radar says Brett Angell

1 Dec, 2018 10:00am
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Hawke's Bay United financial strife is not an escape clause for players says Brett Angell.

Only two years ago Trent Hape was building his constitution with the Hastings Boys' High School first XV rugby team as halfback. Photo/file

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Trent Hape's hoping to conjure some magic in Levin

1 Dec, 2018 8:00am
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Trent Hape says main goal of Hawke's Bay men's sevens is making the nationals in Levin.

Point guard/shooting guard Melika Samia has relished the opportunity to work with elite coach Morgan Maskill who also mentors the Napier Girls' High School team. week. Photo/Paul Taylor

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Napier Girls' pupil Samia to gauge worth in PNG

1 Dec, 2018 7:00am
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Melika Samia finding mental fortitude in basketball to lift game to international standard

Cortez Te Pou is hoping to become a cog in the wheel of the Bay women's youthful machine in Levin today. Photo/Paul Taylor

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Hawke's Bay sevens women assured berth at nationals

1 Dec, 2018 6:00am
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Cutting template in male domain also helps Cortez Te Pou builds resolve in sevens arena.

NZ U21 player Arabella Sheild digs deep, with the help of Alex Lukin (No 21), to keep the Aussie skipper Michaela Spano and Sienna Archer at bay in Napier today. Photo/Paul Taylor

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Kiwi U21s win but expect Oz to hit back at weekend

29 Nov, 2018 4:18pm
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NZ U21 women's hockey team prevail in rain-affected first test against Aussies in Napier.

Spain players celebrate amid despair from exhausted New Zealand girls at the final whistle of the Fifa U17 World Cup semifinal match in Montevideo, Uruguay, today. Photo/AP

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NZ have chance to claim bronze at Fifa U17 World Cup

29 Nov, 2018 9:45am
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New Zealand U17 girls gave it their all but it wasn't enough in the Fifa World Cup semis.

New Zealand Under-21 hockey skipper Ella Hyatt-Brown (centre left) with Australian co-captains Michaela Spano, Morgan Gallagher and Abby Wilson. Photo/Paul Taylor

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NZ v Aussies hockey U21s vow to light fire

29 Nov, 2018 7:00am
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Napier tees up Inaugural under-21 hockey test series between New Zealand and Australia.

Coach Leon Birnie holds a video session on Spain with Marisa Van Der Meer (left), Genevieve Ryan, Jayda Stewart and Mackenzie Barry at their Montevideo hotel in Uruguay. Photo/supplied

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Penalty kicks test for even cool customer Leon Birnie

28 Nov, 2018 11:50am
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Coach Leon Birnie says his Fifa under-17 teenagers need to disrupt any flow Spain develop.

Shane McKenzie (left), Paula Walker and Andrew Huxford have been crunching numbers to make ends meet but now want community help. Photo/file

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Bay United want kids to proudly wear provincial stripes

28 Nov, 2018 8:00am
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Hawke's Bay United looking at funding options.

Paula Walker presides over a committee of all franchise chairpersons to keep New Zealand Football in touch with the financial viability of plying their trade in the national league. Photo/file

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Bay United seek help to remain in NZ summer league

28 Nov, 2018 7:00am
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Hawke's Bay United franchise looks at ways of clearing fiscal hurdles.

It's a collective rush for the water during the inaugural Hawke's Bay Ocean Swim Series at Perfume Point in Napier on Saturday. Photo/Paul Taylor

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Lines drawn on inaugural HB Ocean Swim Series

27 Nov, 2018 7:00am
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Hastings Girls' High School pupil Kate Allen's creating a splash, both indoor and outdoors

Piera Hudson is a woman on a mission and today's conquest in the United States will be an endorsement of her blueprint to represent New Zealand in Winter Olympics in 2022. Photo/file

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Piera Hudson's slalom feat part of mission statement

26 Nov, 2018 4:03pm
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Alpine skier Piera Hudson takes giant stride towards fulfilling her Winter Olympic dreams.

New Zealand players pile up on goalkeeper Anna Leat after she scores the final penalty during the penalty shootout. Photo/AP

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Leon Birnie collects Fifa kudos after witching hour

25 Nov, 2018 6:44pm
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Napier mentor Leon Birnie masterminds another spellbinding moment in NZ football history.

Canadian import centreback Joe Zupo celebrates his opening goal for Bay United from a deft header in the 22nd minute at Bluewater Stadium, Napier, today. Photo/Paul Taylor

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Bay United break victory drought at Park Island, Napier

25 Nov, 2018 2:06pm
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Hawke's Bay United reverse recent poor run with resounding win over Waitakere United.

The referee raises the hand of Saili Fiso, of Hastings Giants Boxing Academy, after he claimed a split-decision victory over a disenchanted Henry Tyrell. Photo / Duncan Brown Photography

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Fiso claims split decision over Samoa Games rep

24 Nov, 2018 6:47pm
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New Zealand v Samoa amateur boxing promotion in Hastings bodes well for future of nations.

Hastings Boys' High School pupil Jed Greville is claiming scalps at a brisk rate with the new ball for his Cornwall Cricket Club colts team. Photo/Paul Taylor

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HBHS pupil Jed Greville finding swing in growth spurt

24 Nov, 2018 11:00am
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Sticking to a regimented line-and-length policy reaps rewards for teen seamer Jed Greville

Alexis Pritchard shares the joys and rewards of boxing with Coco Varcoe, 9, of Havelock North, at the Hastings Giants Boxing Academy yesterday. Photo/Duncan Brown Photography

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NZ v Samoa amateur boxing bonanza in Hastings

24 Nov, 2018 7:00am
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Hastings Giants Boxing Academy embarks on another exciting journey to boost amateur code.

Kiwi team medal winners Jan Dixon (left), Jenni Bird, Rota Elliott, judge Peter Hardwick, Sheryl Summers, Greg Bigg and Brenda McDowell. Photo/supplied

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Clive couple bask in golden glow in US bodybuilding

23 Nov, 2018 7:00am
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Hawke's Bay couple Sheryl Summers and Greg Bigg return with a golden glow from Las Vegas.

CD Stags coach Heinrich Malan is also coaching the New Zealand A team. Photo/file

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Ajaz Patel's been around the blocks says Heinrich Malan

21 Nov, 2018 7:00am
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Black Caps spinner Ajaz Patel's composure on test debut consequence of domestic toughness.