You'll be hard pushed to find a Horse of the Year Show faithful who can recall in almost a decade when Katie Laurie didn't go back

ON YER BIKE: Lachlan Cairns is gearing up for the schools' nationals just fine. PHOTO/FILE Triathlon Hawke's Bay Lachlan Cairns started

Horse. What horse? As far as Lily Tootill is concerned her mount, Ulysses NZPH, isn't just any four-legged creature. "I wouldn't

Young Karaka rider Lily Tootill couldn't have asked for better preparation for her upcoming trip to Australia, lifting the prestigious

Torrential rain and flooding at the Hawke's Bay Showgrounds has not dampened spirits at the Horse of the Year Show in Hastings, even

Triple Peaks ChallengeBy Anendra Singh Carla Bywater won her second Triple Peaks Challenge crown today but a lot of water has passed

Triple Peaks ChallengeAdventure racing As he sat at the rear end of his station wagon vehicle in the carpark, a drenched and spent

Torrential rain overnight and plenty more in the forecast has forced the postponement today of the cross country phase of the eventing

As photographers got into the scrum for a shot of Helen McNaught-McFarlane someone remarked about the union jack on her mount, LT

Athletes will still have to conquer Te Mata Peak three times

Chiefs v HurricanesHamilton Mark Abbott umms and aahs when asked who will lug the underdogs' collar and who will sport the favourites'

In the high-octane world of equestrian, she would be a Morris minor when juxtaposed with Katie Laurie of the Porsche class. But today

Katie Laurie and Dunstan Springfield are back to defend their crown so it pays for all the "lady" riders in the house to know that

Opinion: Aussie skipper's clear turn to the stadium for help demands ICC action.

The three-way jump off had Katie Laurie written all over it but someone forgot to tell that to a bloke by the name of William Willis

CELEBRATION TIME: Abby Hore with her Amateur Rider silverware and daughter Jessica after their Horse of the Year Show debuts yesterday

Havelock North High School paddler is heading for Romania.

National sporting body says it doesn't support facility in its current form.

Sam McNicol was the giant-killer as he won well at Hastings Giants Boxing Academy's recent event.

It was an oh-so-close moment for Napier Technical Old Boys junior cricketer Luke Pawson last weekend. The year 4-6 player came close

Does pink actually stink for a major association team that embraces it as their playing colours? The jury's out on that for the Northern

Horses and their riders are starting to fill up the Hawke's Bay Showgrounds in preparation for Horse of the Year which starts in earnest today. Video by Duncan Brown.

Napier Tech have won a record fifth straight title in the MJF Shrimpton Memorial Cup.

Pink is just a colour but it's the attitude the Central Districts Stags take to the historic final session under floodlights for the

Brendon Zachan said his mum inspired his victory in the Hawke's Bay Production Saloon Championship.

Magpies halfback Ellery Wilson has shown real skill during a wheelchair rugby exhibition.

RacingBy Anendra Singh New Zealand is in danger of becoming an assembly line for horses, jockeys and trainers, if it already isn't

SwimmingHawke's BayThree clubs from Hawke's Bay have returned with 16 medals with a contingent of 42 swimmers at the New Zealand Junior

SwimmingBy Anendra Singh From the age of 4 Bianca Van Zyl has had a fascination with mermaids. "I kind of still do," says Van Zyl

SwimmingBy Anendra Singh The ball has always been in the court of Trojan Swim Club to register in the region and the door is still