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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?

Women who owned 2025: Kiwi stars rewrite the record books

Sammie Maxwell fought back from Olympic selection doubts to a historic MTB title.

Opinion: Naughty and nice list of the year in women’s sport

School Sport NZ moved to further restrict which students can compete in 2025.

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.

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.

NRL bans Tonga doctors over handling of Eli Katoa head knocks

The NRL has hit four officials with breach notices after completing an investigation.

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.

Trainer forced to watch record-breaking winner on his phone

Brother and sister training team break a 31-year-old New Zealand training record.

Republican Party red hot to defend title in Auckland Cup

Republican Party is the defending champion in Wednesday's Auckland Cup at Alexandra Park

'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.

'Out of their depth': Netball NZ power struggle deepens as former MP backs bid to oust board

Meka Whaitiri alleges NNZ breached its own rules in standing down Dame Noeline Taurua.

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.'

Pontoon plan riles rowers, harbourside residents

Regional council says its new facility would slash emergency response times.

Emma Twigg wins world beach sprint gold to keep Olympic dream alive

Twigg, 38, reclaimed the world title by beating Austria's Magdalena Lobnig.

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.

Louis Sharp back on home grid as F3 star targets New Zealand Grand Prix

Sharp, 18, will race the four-round, 15-race TRS-style series with MTEC.

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?

Herald Hat-trick sports quiz: December 29

Can you get a hat-trick?

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.

Queensland star coming to Ellerslie for New Year’s Day

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

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

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

Trainer forced to watch record-breaking winner on his phone

Brother and sister training team break a 31-year-old New Zealand training record.

SWISH Basketball

A special 'Bandits' crew of players over 80 gets extra space and free shots. Video / Supplied

'It’s just running': How Sam Ruthe became NZ’s teenage running prodigy

Sam became the youngest person in history to run a four-minute mile.

Republican Party red hot to defend title in Auckland Cup

Republican Party is the defending champion in Wednesday's Auckland Cup at Alexandra Park