Seventeen year old mountain biker Anton Cooper is not letting the prospect that he can create history cloud his thoughts at the UCI World Championships in Austria this weekend.

Granger and Vodickova to Challenge for Unique Honour.

Kiwi girl power is arguably at its strongest for this weekend’s UCI Mountain Bike Cross-country World Championships in Austria.

Sophie Pascoe clawed one back over arch rival Summer Ashley Mortimer of Canada tonight, levelling up the ledger at two golds a piece, when the 19 year old Kiwi took out the S10 100 m freestyle final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Southland tandem cyclists Philippa Gray and Laura Thompson were as surprised as anyone to learn they now own the full set of Paralympic medals, claiming silver in the individual B time trail.

The first Rotorua Bike Festival in February 2013 will kick another big year in one of New Zealand’s premier adventure sports destinations into high gear.

It’s the typical understated attitude you’d expect from any good ‘southern woman’. When I first approached Kath Kelly about an interview for NZ Triathlon & Multisport magazine her answer was “I’m not sure why you want a profile on me?!” Oh, I don’t know, Kath, maybe we could talk about the time you won the two day Coast to Coast, or the Goldrush, or the four times you’ve won the Contact Epic or the MLT Moonshine Trail… When it comes to multisport, Kath Kelly, originally from Roxburgh, can put her name to a few trophies. I was keen to learn more about how she started out in the sport and what’s still on the bucket list.

Families and small groups can now enjoy affordable luxury at its best thanks to the introduction of a new room type offering at Wanaka’s Tiritiri Lodge.

It was record breaking conditions at the third Tyrol Challenge Walchsee-Kaiserwinkl: 14C at the start, a bit more than 18C in the water of Lake Walchsee, dry streets and overcast with sunny spells. And that was exactly what happened:  German favorite Andreas Raelert finished in 3:48:49, equaling last year’s record while New Zealander, Gina Crawford took out the women’s course record in 4:20:08.

Ultra distance athlete, Mark Bayliss, has set off on the world’s ultimate triathlon - the Enduroman Arch to Arc. Starting from Marble Arch in London, the Arch to Arc (#inov8challenge) involves a gruelling 87 mile run to Dover, a Channel swim from Dover to Calais and a punishing 181 mile bike ride from Calais to the Arc de Triomphe, Paris.

Merry Christmas, Baby to be released November 9. Featured guests include Michael Buble, Mary J Blige, Cee-Loo Green, And A Very Special 'Virtual' Duet With Ella Fitzgerald.

We are very pleased to announce the release of GRRR! by The Rolling Stones, a larger than life celebration of the 5 decades The Rolling Stones have been conquering music, which will be released on the 12th of November 2012.

Great rivers - and great skill and talent on show. That’s the story of the 2013 IRF White Water Rafting World Championships in Rotorua and Kawerau in the heartland of New Zealand’s North Island. The event will run from November 13 – 24 and will incorporate Junior (16-21), Masters (40+) and Open categories.

As of this Friday the elite cycling team under MICO PROTRAIN will cease to exist, a late in the piece call revealed that new ownership has declined to uphold the previously allocated funding. This was no reflection on the team management or the riders, but a change in marketing direction – the disappointment evident through a series of meetings with Mico that has made significant brand awareness gains through the cycling team.

Following the extreme heat experienced at the last two Challenge Vichy races, the date has been changed for the 2013 race in an attempt to provide more optimal long distance triathlon racing conditions.

Heating solutions company Rinnai has turned to augmented reality technology to answer consumers' calls for a better understanding of what a fireplace might look like in their home.

New Zealand Paralympic dressage riders have given themselves a pass mark as they wrapped up their London 2012 campaigns, but admit there may have to be a serious rethink on how they get to Rio in four years time.

Kiwi swimming sensation Sophie Pascoe emerged from the pool battered and bruised following her S10 100 m backstroke final at the London Paralympics where the 19 year old collected another silver medal.

Frucor is launching a Gatorade campaign in New Zealand this Sunday with a television marketing campaign featuring Usain Bolt.

Robbie Williams is coming back into our lives in a big way with his newly announced album Take The Crown (released November 5). The first single from the album, 'Candy', will be available September 11th.

Over the past 5 days of competition New Zealand has produced 11 medals; 4 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze.

Over 160 guests were treated to a “once in a lifetime” event amongst the vines at the multi-award-winning Gibbston Valley Winery on Saturday night (September 1).

Over 750 runners and walkers hit the off-road tracks in Kinloch yesterday for the Marathon, Half Marathon and Quarter Marathon events at the Mizuno Kinloch Offroad Challenge.

New Zealand’s Melanie Burke finished 7th in defence of her ITU Powerman World Long Distance Duathlon title in Zofingen, Switzerland overnight. 32 year old Burke shocked the duathlon world last year when winning in just her 3rd year of the sport and was once again amongst the best in the world in 2012, but was unable to match her pace of 2011 in a fiercely competitive field.

Olympic silver medallist Javier Gomez of Spain fought off oppressive heat and a spirited effort by crowd favourite Hunter Kemper today to win the 2012 Hy-Vee Triathlon 5150 Elite Cup and take home USD$171,000 in prize money, while Bevan Docherty and Clark Ellice proved best of the Kiwis, finishing 4th and 8th respectively in the rich non-drafting race.