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Going for gold with a snorkel and flippers

All four New Zealand teams made it to the podium.

YMP underline favouritism with big win over Waituhi

Green Machine show no mercy for clubmates Kowhai.

Security guard used 'excessive force' in restraining Eden Park pitch invader during rugby match

The guard said he was under severe stress and it was a “high-pressure environment".

Aspiring young Rotorua Olympians smash swimming records

'They are breaking NZ records and are on the pathway to go to the Olympics' - coach.

Academics: Sport dominated by Western regulations, excluding indigenous ways

OPINION: Three sports academics push for Māori and Pasifika arts at Olympics.

Jags on a roll: Stunning turnaround from 10-goal thrashing

Victory continues Thistle's climb up the table.

Melville just miss out on win in Hamilton indoor netball

The fifth game of the second round was a real mixture of results.

Battling with my brain: Mountain biker Sammie Maxwell’s fight to get to the Olympic Games

The young mountain bike star has struggled with an eating disorder since she was a teen.

Hit by a car during triathlon training: Pete Cowan's remarkable 13-year journey to Paris

Lying on the side of the road, his upper leg split, Pete Cowan worried about his future.

She’s an Olympic water polo star, but fans just want skin and hair tips

Johnson shares the beauty secrets that keep her hair and skin glowing out of the pool.

Sky TV paid a hefty fee for Olympics in a different era – its business quest to strike gold

Are we seeing too many ads with the Olympics on pay TV? Sky opens up on the financials.

How Flavor Flav and Maggie Steffens found a new kind of Olympic synergy

Paris Olympics: How a rapper sponsored the US women’s water polo team.

Government to auction off licences for online casinos

Gamblers will have to be at least 18, and only casino games will be allowed.

Paris Olympics organisers sorry for Last Supper at Opening Ceremonies

The tableau included a woman in the role of Jesus and drag queens as disciples.

Taranaki teen headed to Italy for world ice swimming champs

She's a world record breaker and now she's off to Italy to represent NZ, and she's only 16

Netball: epic battle between Align Health Rangers and University of Waikato

It was the fourth game of the second round in the Hamilton competition.

Newton smashes New Zealand U16 record for indoor rowing marathon

The Whanganui teen made his mark in fine style and there's more to come, his coach says.

70-year-old inducted into Equestrian Hall of Fame

The honour celebrated a lifetime of dedication for Dannevirke's Maurice Beatson.