Historians, psychologists and physiologists will one day ponder why the Hamish Bond-Eric Murray phenomenon worked with such aplomb.

Seven finalists out of 14 crews looks a lot better than three out of 10.

Four more crews have progressed to the finals at the rowing world championships, with each crew coming second in their respective semifinals.

How does Rowing New Zealand sell a vision which could sacrifice medals in smaller boats in the belief they could win some of the sport's blue riband events like the eights, coxless fours and quadruple sculls?

Olympic champion Eric Murray says there should be no references to "bad luck" or "surprise" that seven New Zealand crews out of 10 have missed finals so far at the Rowing World Championships.

In a boost to the New Zealand rowing team's fortunes, the men's pair of Hamish Bond and Eric Murray have eased into the final at the world championships.

Since turning to the single sculls in 2005, Mahe Drysdale has always been a banker for Rowing New Zealand.

Rowing New Zealand's world championship campaign has taken on an uncharacteristic look of struggle.

Mahe Drysdale's hotel room has been turned into a secret rowing lair as he campaigns to win an unprecedented sixth world championship single sculls crown.

Men's sweep oar head coach Noel Donaldson admits Rowing New Zealand will reassess its bigger boat selections for next season.

None of the three New Zealand crews in action have progressed beyond the repechages at the rowing world championships today in South Korea.

Rower Nathan Cohen is the latest high-profile New Zealand athlete to have develop a heart condition.

Nathan Cohen is out of the rowing world championships with a heart problem.

Enjoy the spiced cabbage, the short beds and the searing humidity. That's the advice from Seoul Olympic Games bronze medallist Eric Verdonk as the New Zealand rowing team starts its world championship campaign in Chungju, South Korea, today.

Olympic gold medalist Hamish Bond on building his house, Game of Thrones and the perfect horse steak.

Joseph Sullivan's Olympic gold medal last year probably seems a distant memory right now.

Swiss rowing crowds tend to be a tough gig to entertain but Hamish Bond and Eric Murray had them clapping in the aisles at the Rotsee overnight.

Controversy erupted when Robbie Manson and Michael Arms were selected as the new men's double sculls combination for the World Cup rowing season.

At Napier Girls' High School, rower Emma Twigg used to enjoy belting out a bar or two of Jerusalem.