A 37 kilometre section of Nga Haerenga, New Zealand Cycle Trail was officially opened at Te Puia in Rotorua this morning, in an event attended by the Associate Minister for Tourism Hon Chris Tremain, Green Party Spokesperson for Cycling Kevin Hague, Rotorua Mayor Kevin Winters and Te Puia CEO Tim Cossar.

Two-time world champion Caroline Steffen has announced she will start in next month’s Ironman 70.3 Auckland triathlon.

Challenge Family continued its expansion in Europe today with the announcement of Challenge Rimini in Italy on 26 May 2013.

New Zealand sprinters Katie Schofield and Eddie Dawkins grabbed three medals between them to highlight the opening night of finals at the Oceania Track Cycling Championships in Adelaide.
Amid scorching conditions in Adelaide today, Schofield partnered London Olympian Natasha Hansen to win the team sprint. The Otago rider then finished second to Olympic medallist Kaarle McCulloch in the 500m time trial.

The Kiwis were once again triumphant on the second day of racing at the IPCAS race hosted by indoor snow centre SnowWorld in Landgraaf in the Netherlands on 23rd November. New Zealand adaptive snowboarder Carl Murphy (Wanaka) claimed his second gold medal of the competition in the Lower Limb Impaired category with Byron Raubenheimer (Auckland) bringing home the bronze.

World champion Melissa Hauschildt from Australia is the latest triathlon star to sign up for the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Auckland in January.

Two of the world’s leading open water swimmers Australian Ky Hurst and South
African Troy Prinsloo, have confirmed they’ll be swimming the State Harbour
Crossing, on Sunday week.

A $10 million dollar investment in a state-of-the-art surgical facility has seen a group of eye specialists selected as an international training centre for eye doctors.

Crowdfunding website Sportfunder has ensured Kiwi professional surfer Paige Hareb will continue to compete by helping raise more than NZ$16,000 towards her 2013 ASP World Tour.

The 24th edition of the Port of Tauranga Half triathlon will feature the return of defending champions Cameron Brown and Jo Lawn, with both confirmed for the race on January 5th 2013.

After two days of magnificent multisport racing, Dougal Allan and Jess Simson won the individual men’s and women’s titles at the Genesis Energy Lake Waikaremoana Challenge.

Ultra-marathon runner, Kerry Suter (BarefootInc), is strapping a ‘Buddy’ to his back while he runs Saturday’s Great Cranleigh Kauri run in Fletcher Bay, Coromandel.

ORICA-AIS is pleased to announce Sungeun Gu as its second new signing for the 2013 season. The 28-year-old is the reigning National Road Champion and will be the first professional female Korean rider.

The team at Speight's takes pride in sponsoring a range of fantastic Kiwi multisport events, from the Motatapu in Central Otago to the Coastal Challenge in Auckland - and let’s not forget where it all started: the iconic Speight’s Coast to Coast.

What makes a city tick?

Answering this, Auckland’s BIG little City today launched “A Day In the Life of the BIG little City”, a digital video taking people on a journey of the central city – showcasing the people, places and unique culture that has made Auckland one of the most liveable cities in the world.

Supercharge your gym routine and maintain an athletic physique with Zeagold egg white, New Zealand’s first liquid, 100 per cent pure egg white product to be available in supermarkets.

Swimming New Zealand has praised the contribution of Southland’s Natalie Wigersma who has announced her retirement from the sport.

A consumer advocate for accuracy in credit reporting says the finance sector should focus on educating prospective home buyers about their credit file in the wake of signs more Australians are capitalising on interest rate cuts and applying for home loans.

Spectacular performances at the London Olympic Games have produced a string of impressive candidates for Nomination for the 2013 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award.

While big name sports stars and up-and-coming young golfers plan to take the spotlight on The Hills golf course next February, another rising young star has plans of her own.

Young Auckland musician Jamie McDell has been announced as headline act for a free open-air concert to be held at The Hills as part of the 2013 NZ PGA Championship, being held from Thursday February 28 to Sunday March 3 2013.

Five Australian runners will leave for Antarctica this month in a bid to become the first team in history to successfully complete the 4 Deserts, the world's leading endurance footrace series, in a calendar year.

People of all ages are attracted to the iconic 2012 ASICS Kepler Challenge mountain
run, and her sister event the Luxmore Grunt, to be held near Te Anau on 1 December.

New Zealanders would rather kick about a rugby ball or work up a sweat at the gym than whip up a Pavlova or indulge in a spot of fishing, according to a recent survey on what Kiwis love doing commissioned by Vodafone.

Leading haircare brand Pantene has today announced the launch of Beautiful Lengths National Donate Your Hair Week - an initiative that supports New Zealand women living with cancer.

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