Christoph Zaller from the Lungau valley in Salzburg surprised everyone at the Opel Hillclimb support race, which was put on for the first time at the 15th Int. Alpentour Trophy: The 29-year old leader in the amateur classification rode up the Planai hill the furthest and snatched away the main prize from favourites Kristian Hynek and Alban Lakata – a brand-new Opel Adam, valued at 11,000 Euros.

Double victory for Austria at the third stage of the Int. Alpentour Trophy via the Dachstein mountain.

Winter sport athletes would love the conditions that currently dominate the 15th Int. Alpentour Trophy. But mountain bikers?  Not so much. 

Like clothing-fashion, food-fashion also reinvents itself - bringing back our 'vintage' favourites and reinvigorating them for another turn under the spotlight. The seafood species due for resurgence this June is the delicate and impressive lemon sole, part of the flatfish family.

Rainy, six degrees in Schladming, temperatures below zero on top of the Reiteralm and Hochwurzen mountains with snow falling down to 1,500m. These were the inhospitable conditions the riders of the first stage at the Int. Alpentour Trophy faced.

Does SpongeBob SquarePants rule your TV? Is he plastered all over the kids' lunchboxes, pyjamas and scooters? Yep, it's hip to be square with SpongeBob - and now there's bottled water to prove it!

Madrid, Spain (30 May 2013) - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) today announced the release of a Smart TV app for live broadcasts of the World Triathlon Series via ITU's online TV portal, triathlon.org/tv. The app is now available, in timing with the ITU World Triathlon Madrid, which takes place on 1-2 June.

BikeNZ’s BMX team make their first competitive steps towards July’s World Championships, this weekend in the United States.
 

There's not much we love about the rainy season, right? Wrong! Put some cheer in the chilly season and enjoy the delicious winter pick me up you deserve, with Domino's new Chef's Best™ Chicken & Camembert pizza.

Shapeshifter’s 5th studio album ‘Delta’ is out now.

The Swisse Mark Webber Tasmania Challenge will return to Tassie’s west region in 2013, the place where it all began back in 2003. To make it to the finish line, competitors will run, trek, mountain bike and kayak over 350 kilometres across some of the area’s most remote and rugged wilderness.

Lisa Hunter-Galvan returns home to NZ this weekend, chasing a record third consecutive win at the Christchurch Airport Marathon.

They're calling it one of the most competitive multisport fields ever assembled in New Zealand.

29 May, 2013

Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) and Athletics New Zealand (ANZ) are thrilled to announce the team for the IPC Athletics World Championships to be held in Lyon, France from 19 – 28 July.

The International Triathlon Union World Triathlon Series hits Europe for the first time this season with Madrid (Spain) hosting race 4 of the 8 race search to find the 2013 World Champions.

The FittaMamma range was conceived to meet the needs of women who choose to stay fit and active during their pregnancy, supporting the bump to make any activity more comfortable.

The two Kiwi businessmen behind New Zealand's first bottled water for kids have secured a major Australasian deal with their new SpongeBob SquarePants branded range.

With close to 5000 entries, more than 200 volunteers and hundreds of supporters and spectators, the Christchurch Airport Marathon has shrugged off the region’s earthquake woes to remain one of the South Island’s most significant community occasions.

Barossa Gourmet committee is pleased to announce that the much anticipated food and wine regional event will be going ahead this year during the traditional third weekend in August. 

Winter is the time to be kind to yourself – hot baths, duvet days, dinner in front of the fire – whatever your backup plan for the chilly days and nights may be, give your throat a break this cold and flu season with new Vicks VapoNaturals™ – the deliciously tasty way to help dry, itchy throats!

28 May 2013

He's been dubbed the latte 'artist of Albany' by Auckland coffee lovers and now Muffin Break barista Vishal Dhiman is set to take his unique skills further afield.

Travel has never been more beneficial, with Bali-based yoga, surf and spa getaway, SALT Retreats, offering a series of detoxifying escapes specifically for the health-conscious.

Multisport champion and five time Coast to Coast winner, Richard Ussher, is putting his favourite kayak up for auction to raise money for the Foundation for Youth Development (FYD).

More than 70,000 spectators flooded La Rochelle’s old port this Saturday afternoon for the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2013 kick-off in France.

Wednesday, 22nd May 2013

CHIA packs a powerful health kick

An all-natural, ‘super-health’ drink is taking the country by storm, thanks to a Nelson duo who decided it was high time to offer New Zealanders something more.