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Local legends: The Waikato community stalwarts recognised in New Year Honours

Dame Coral Shaw is honoured for years of public service and abuse inquiry work.

Sports honours: The stars and quiet achievers in the New Year Honours

Scott Dixon, Lorraine Moller and Martin Guptill are among those recognised.

'Have you got the right person?': League stalwart stunned by top honour

Jenny Nahu has spent 50 years driving rugby league in Rotorua.

'Lucky and blessed': Shirley Hooper honoured after 50 years of service to women's sport

Pāpāmoa's Shirley Hooper receives NY honour for services to netball and artistic swimming.

Triumph and disaster: The bittersweet story of the only schoolboy All Black

No one could have predicted what would unfold for 18-year-old Craig Wickes in 1980.

Razor’s successor: The quiet Super coach on winning, losing, ego, and dropping the C-bomb

Rob Penney sits down with Mike Thorpe to talk about two contrasting seasons.

All Blacks player ratings for 2025: Every performance assessed

Who was the best-performing All Black in 2025?

‘I got a lot of gold’: Tamaiti Williams on lessons learned from injury and loss

He has shifted from starting loosehead to an impact role behind Ethan de Groot.

'Have you got the right person?': League stalwart stunned by top honour

Jenny Nahu has spent 50 years driving rugby league in Rotorua.

Kiwis great dies aged 84

Garry Smith helped the Kiwis seal a historic 2-1 series win over Great Britain in 1971.

The NZ-Pacific music icon helping push Mana Pasifika NRL bid

Mana Pasifika are aiming to become the 20th team in the NRL.

Revealed: How long Warriors will be without Luke Metcalf and Mitch Barnett in 2026

The Warriors face one of their toughest six-game starts in recent club history.

Trotters could power Dunns to stakes title at season finale

Trainer Robert Dunn has added a powerful string to his bow with enormous trotting success.

Merlin needs some 3200m magic to stop the Party tonight

The $250,000 Auckland Cup at Alexandra Park is dominated by two pacers.

Brave beauty of NZ racing retires with nothing left to prove

La Crique won two Group 1 races and over $2.1m in stakes

Queensland star coming to Ellerslie for New Year’s Day

Angela Jones is one of the most talented young jockeys in Australia.

'Lucky and blessed': Shirley Hooper honoured after 50 years of service to women's sport

Pāpāmoa's Shirley Hooper receives NY honour for services to netball and artistic swimming.

'Deepens concerns': Former Silver Fern calls for independent review of Netball NZ

'There needs to be an independent review of governance and high-performance processes.'

‘Sacrificial lamb’: Willie Jackson slams Netball NZ board over Wyllie exit and silence

Jackson is demanding Netball NZ chair Matt Whineray front up after Jennie Wyllie's exit.

Netball NZ CEO Jennie Wyllie resigns

Wyllie's departure comes after a turbulent year.

Local legends: The Waikato community stalwarts recognised in New Year Honours

Dame Coral Shaw is honoured for years of public service and abuse inquiry work.

Sports honours: The stars and quiet achievers in the New Year Honours

Scott Dixon, Lorraine Moller and Martin Guptill are among those recognised.

Power rankings: New Zealand’s top sporting schools of 2025 revealed

Which school can claim to be the country’s biggest sporting powerhouse?

Twins choose different paths after US universities offer rowing scholarships to both

'It wasn’t an easy decision in any way, shape or form.'

Sir Scott Dixon: Motorsport great knighted

Dixon says the New Year 2026 Honour began with his parents and early backers in Manurewa.

6 essential tips for taking your cat in a car

Taking your cat in a car can be a stressful experience. Here's how to make it easier.

Why Max Verstappen disagreed with Red Bull demoting Liam Lawson

The Kiwi was axed to the junior team just two races into the 2025 season.

The next Hayden Paddon? Kiwi signs Toyota rally contract

Zeal Jones has signed with Toyota Gazoo Racing.

ICC slaps MCG with 'unsatisfactory' rating after two-day Ashes test

The two-day test cost Cricket Australia about $11.5m in ticket refunds.

Former Black Cap retires from all cricket

He played 28 tests for New Zealand, highlighted by his 6/40 to beat Australia.

Brendon McCullum needs a result in Sydney to save his job

Australia have not lost a Test at the SCG since the 2010-11 Ashes series.

Alex Powell: Picking a Black Caps test side, aged 30 and under

OPINION: With an ageing side, selectors need one eye on the future.

The most bizarre moments from the tennis ‘Battle of the Sexes’

Aryna Sabalenka’s match against Nick Kyrgios in Dubai threw up plenty of strange scenes.

Kyrgios beats world No 1 Sabalenka in 'Battle of the Sexes'

Nick Kyrgios is now ranked 671 after playing six ATP matches in three seasons.

Tātaki Auckland Unlimited confirms final $5m for Manuka Doctor Arena’s new Centre Court roof

Chief Executive Tātaki Auckland Unlimited Nick Hill confirms final $5m for Manuka Doctor Arena’s new Centre Court roof. Video / Annaleise Shortland

'This needs to be done': $5m grant seals upgrade for rain-hit Auckland tennis arena

The $5m grant completes the $15m budget for the new centre court roof.

Triumph and disaster: The bittersweet story of the only schoolboy All Black

No one could have predicted what would unfold for 18-year-old Craig Wickes in 1980.

Razor’s successor: The quiet Super coach on winning, losing, ego, and dropping the C-bomb

Rob Penney sits down with Mike Thorpe to talk about two contrasting seasons.

Alice Soper: My personal honours list for the women who lit up sport this year

OPINION: From netball to rugby, a new wave of women smashed long-held records in 2025.

Power rankings: New Zealand’s top sporting schools of 2025 revealed

Which school can claim to be the country’s biggest sporting powerhouse?

Brave beauty of NZ racing retires with nothing left to prove

La Crique won two Group 1 races and over $2.1m in stakes

Power rankings: New Zealand’s top sporting schools of 2025 revealed

Which school can claim to be the country’s biggest sporting powerhouse?

The most bizarre moments from the tennis ‘Battle of the Sexes’

Aryna Sabalenka’s match against Nick Kyrgios in Dubai threw up plenty of strange scenes.

All Blacks player ratings for 2025: Every performance assessed

Who was the best-performing All Black in 2025?

Kyrgios beats world No 1 Sabalenka in 'Battle of the Sexes'

Nick Kyrgios is now ranked 671 after playing six ATP matches in three seasons.

Former Black Cap retires from all cricket

He played 28 tests for New Zealand, highlighted by his 6/40 to beat Australia.

‘It evaporated this morning’: Comanche snatches dramatic Sydney-Hobart win

The win gives Comanche a record fifth Sydney to Hobart line honours title.

Herald Hat-trick sports quiz: December 29

Can you get a hat-trick?