Multisport News

Fifty years after being part of New Zealand Olympic history, Sir Murray Halberg will re-live his fantastic 5000m winning performance from the 1960 Rome Olympics at this year’s Westpac Halberg Celebrity Sporting Functions.

A new logo and renewed view of the future has been confirmed by Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) as they continue their focus on achieving high performance results in the lead up to the London 2012 Paralympic Games and Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games.

New Zealand firm, Haigh Lyon Lawyers, has helped an all female crew set a new Guinness World Record by becoming the first women to row non-stop around Britain.

Following the severe weather warning issued by MetService today, New Zealand Mountain Safety Council strongly recommends that skiers, trampers and other snow and bush users take extreme care before going into the outdoors during this period.

Cyclists using Hobsonville Road and the Upper Harbour Bridge will notice changes to their daily route from Friday 20 August, as part of the NZ Transport Agency's SH18 Hobsonville Deviation motorway project.

Mountain Safety Council Alpine/Avalanche Programme Manager, Andrew Hobman expressed his condolences at the loss of Paul McLauchlan in a climbing incident on Mount Ruapehu on Saturday morning.

Two UCOL Exercise and Sport Science lecturers contributed to research concluding that athletes shouldn’t be restricted to traditional interval training methods, often the body knows best.

World pursuit medallist Jesse Sergent is set to join Pro Tour team Radioshack for the rest of the season.