Teen shot putter Nick Palmer says a decision not to send a NZ team to Kenya was the right one.

Coast to CoastMultisport People often leave home on intrepid journeys of self-discovery but they tend to overlook that home is where

Black flags dropped, sailors were caught offside with the orange markers and one combination arrived a day and a race late only to

The jury was out but not for long before it returned a unanimous verdict of victory to give skipper Ashley Smith and crewman Adam

Opinion What is the common denominator that hits you between the eyes when you read recent media reports on the likes of Trent Boult

Flying FifteenNationals Brute strength traditionally bows to wisdom but what happens when there's a need to find a balance between

Napier Sailing Club commodore Paul Redman described the hosting of the 21st Flying Fifteen World Championship as the culmination of

TRIUMPHANT QUARTET: Hawke's Bay medal winners Ryan Hurley (left), Jake Stephens, Olivia Wellington and Reese Drager. PHOTO/DUNCAN

Coaches don't sleep for a reason and Mark Hager is no exception - even when he is in India, almost 16,000km away from the Black Sticks

FLASHBACK: Cathrine Tuivaiti wants to be the best she can for the Pulse but returning to the national equation is in the hands of

When Cathrine Tuivaiti steps on to the netball court for her new franchise, the Pulse, from late next month she'll have fans making

TEENS RULE: Women's 2.5km race winner Alena Kamper exits the water. INSET: Men's 2.5km race winner Bevan Jacobs exits with runner-up

Rowing Hawke's Bay rower Jessica Norris shook off a bout of the shingles and won gold in the women's club single at the national championships

Aimee Fisher has further cemented her place as Lisa Carrington's heir apparent after a commanding performance at the New Zealand canoe

KEY PIVOT: Cole Eru will have a leadership role in the host club's quest to reach the quarter-finals today. PHOTO/WARREN BUCKLANDHB

WARNING: Grant Hastings says schoolboys are caught up in a vicious cycle that's has been leading to a burnout.PHOTO/DUNCAN BROWNFootballHawke's

TALENTED TRIO: Jessica Norris, left, has finals to come and Morgan Davies and Stephen Vanderpeet have already won medals at the nationals

TRICK AND TREAT: Sheryn Thomson (left), Alan Haslett, Ken Carmichael and Lavinia Hart are part of the 19-member Taradale club players

BAY HOPES: Ruby Adsett, left, and Cameron Madams are two Hawke's Bay entrants capable of podium finishes tomorrow. PHOTO/SUPPLIEDSwimming Ruby

WARM FAVOURITE: Aimee Fisher digs deep in preparation for the kayaking nationals this weekend. PHOTO/DSCRIBE MEDIA SERVICESNational

The world, as it were, was always at the feet of Robby Pruckmuller but a dislocated knee requiring surgery put him out of the Taekwondo

Well, it seems "Big Mo" found another place to reside at the height of the Wellington flatting crisis as he left the Central Districts

OpinionCricket During my formative years at universities listening to a professor drone on, head down on a lectern with a lifeless

SPONGE MAN: McLean Park assistant groundsman Carl Simmons worked hard before play was abandoned at the Chappell-Hadlee one-day international

ENORMOUS POTENTIAL: Bay softballer Kahurangi Beamsley-Allan has had a taste of televised glory and is eager for more. PHOTO/PAUL TAYLORSoftballBy

Momentum. Not the term pertaining to mass and velocity in physics but the buzz word sports people use liberally to denote a shift

The fourth ANZ One Day International between the Blackcaps and South Africa, scheduled to be played at Napier's McLean Park on March

For a bloke who flirted with a speed gun with deliveries in excess of 150km/h in the mould of a Dodge Charger Hellcat, Adam Milne

IT'S BLACK: Hawke's Bay's Israel Dagg is sticking with New Zealand rugby for another three years. PHOTO/DARREN TAUMATA. Mum's the

ROVING EYE: Dane Cleaver has an eye for things others may not have and relays it to his skipper. PHOTO/FILE Wgtn Firebirds v CD Stags