Olympic gold medallist Lisa Carrington will be the face of a new advertising and social media campaign aimed at helping New Zealanders to take small steps towards a healthier lifestyle.

More than 200 endurance junkies will head to the Coromandel Peninsula this weekend for the 13th ARC Adventure Race on February 16 and 17. The Coromandel has long been considered one of New Zealand’s hidden gems, and the ARC Adventure Race will take in some of its darkest and most remote areas.

We might be famous for our dairy products but Kiwis are fast becoming a nation of soy milk drinkers according to the latest statistics from the country's largest café chain.

SodaStream releases survey results around Kiwis’ water-drinking habits.

Olympian Karen Hanlen blitzed the elite women’s field to win at the final round of crosscountry at the BikeNZ mountain bike cup series in Hunua, Auckland, yesterday.

The 31st Speight’s Coast to Coast was meant to have been the Ussher show, with husband and wife Richard and Elina expected to defend their unique double from 12 months ago. But when the dust had settled and the 243k cycle, mountain run and kayaking race across New Zealand’s South Island had been conquered, multisport had two new world champions.

Fancy a Valentine’s Date in the sunshine? Send him a hint with these stylish Ray Bans sunnies. These not only look great, but with top grade UV protection, they will safeguard him for the rest of the Kiwi summer.

Eight out of ten (80%) New Zealanders would rather lose ten years of their life than their eyesight - yet nearly a third believe that they don't need regular eye tests unless there is a problem with their vision.

Popular Sunshine Coast resort, Mantra Mooloolaba Beach, has completed a $3 million upgrade to rooms, public areas and facilities, ensuring it is the resort of choice for families, beach loving holiday makers and conference groups.

The Sir Peter Blake Leadership Awards celebrate six of New Zealand's most inspirational leaders, aged between 25 and 40. Past Sir Peter Blake Leadership Award winners have included All Blacks Captain Richie McCaw, filmmaker Roseanne Liang, Leader of the Student Volunteer Army Sam Johnson and entrepreneur Derek Handley.

Wanaka’s Jessica Simpson announced her arrival on the multisport scene with a record-breaking opening day in the Speight’s Coast to Coast.

Two of NZ’s top athletes have joined the Icebreaker team for this year’s Coast to Coast taking place 8th and 9th February. Last year’s Coast to Coast winners Richard and Elisha Ussher will compete for Icebreaker alongside local and international team members as they race across New Zealand’s South Island in one of the world’s top sporting events, pushing both physical and mental abilities to the limit.

Women’s health and well being will be celebrated for the 21st time at the Fresh Choice Women’s Bike Run Tri at Lake Hayes on March 2 when teams and individual athletes from around the South Island gather to compete in the annual exclusively female event.

The franchise that started a revolution releases its 2013 edition totally designed for runners’ needs. The Nike Air Max+ 2013 features the most advanced heel-to-toe Nike Max Air unit ever to provide lightweight, soft cushioning and more flexibility than any previous version.

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is pleased to announce its partnership with Chain Reaction Cycles for the 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series. Chain Reaction Cycles, the world’s largest online bike store, will serve as ITU’s official retail performance partner.

The race to determine ‘New Zealand's Favourite Sporting Moment’ for 2012 has begun with Motocross, Netball, Basketball and Olympic moments all vying for the only Halberg honour determined solely by public vote.

Rotorua’s Kane Radford and Australian-based Cara Baker retained their titles in the State New Zealand Open Water Swim Championships in Taupo today.

Six months ago twenty-year-old Tauranga cyclist Courtney Lowe thought her young career may have been over.  Today she bounced back from surgery to claim the women’s road race honours at the Calder Stewart national championships in Christchurch.

Westmere’s Lisa Ottaway got a lot more than she bargained for when she took part in the Sculpt Women’s 6k fitness event at Britomart in November last year.

World number 3 triathlete Andrea Hewitt and world number 10 Kate McIlroy will headline the Contact Tri Series at Pegasus, just north of Christchurch this Sunday in a rare home outing for both athletes.

The International Track Meet, New Zealand’s premier track and field event, announced sprint fields today that will sizzle like a Canterbury norwester.

Close friends Ben Richmond and Malcolm Cleland are taking on a new sporting challenge to raise money for charity.

Avanti will be the bike of choice when the new-look Huon Salmon Genesys Wealth Advisers team shoots for its fourth consecutive National Road Series (NRS) team classification title in 2013.

Around 300 runners raced vintage steam train the Kingston Flyer on Sunday (January 6) in an event that’s fast becoming a ‘must do’ on the Queenstown holiday season calendar.