The Pedigree Adoption Drive 'Donation Glasses' campaign has been awarded a Gold Lion at the Cannes Festival of Creativity in France this week.

 With the biggest field and the fastest ever line up, record racing will be the order of the day at this weekend’s Armstrong Motor Group Wellington Marathon.

 The 2012 ITU World Triathlon Kitzbühel promises a nail biting weekend of racing. The women begin with Andrea Hewitt (NZL) up against the likes of Switzerland's Nicola Spirig, Aileen Morrison (IRL) and Barbara Riveros Diaz (CHI). The men's race certainly sees the strongest line up of the year with both Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee (GBR), Javier Gomez (ESP) and Alexander Bryukhankov (RUS) going head to head for the first time in 2012 and likely the last time before the London Olympic Games.

 Small plates are the plat du jour in the nation’s eateries. Now, new Auckland restaurant Tin Soldier takes the concept of simple, small dishes to delicious new heights.

 Domino's is set to launch a new $4 pizza deal offering Kiwis pizza 23 per cent cheaper than its closest competitor.

 Some of New Zealand's best known buildings are being rendered uninsurable following the massive losses suffered after the Christchurch Earthquakes.

 Hilton Queenstown is celebrating the Queenstown Winter Festival with three sophisticated ticketed events at lakefront restaurant, Wakatipu Grill.

 USA's Gwen Jorgensen and Lukas Verzbicas both left it until the last lap of the run to make their move and claim the 2012 ITU Triathlon World Cup Banyoles title. Jorgensen surged past Australia's Erin Densham to take gold and in the men's race a young Verzbicas won his first ever ITU World Cup in his World Cup debut. This also marks the first time since 26 September 1992 that the U.S. has swept gold at an ITU World Cup.

 The Mizuno Kinloch Offroad Challenge, being held Saturday 1st September 2012, now provides runners and walkers a full marathon option along the Great Lake Trail.

From teaching you essential skills like how to tie your laces and the art of parallel parking, dads are a constant source of wisdom and support. So when Father’s Day comes around this year, indulge his inner tech-head with Remington’s advanced new line of grooming tools. The latest in form and functionality will not only impress – it will keep him looking great too.

Napier mountain biker Brook Macdonald has gone to the top of the rankings in the IXS European Downhill Cup after a podium finish in latest round in Scotland today.

New Zealand cycling’s Olympic hope Linda Villumsen won the third stage time trial of the Giro del Trentino in northern Italy today.

The hunt is on for the New Zealand’s most adventurous teenagers.

 Beijing Olympic cyclist Cath Cheatley, who suffered serious injuries from a crash last year, has called a halt to her international career in the meantime.

London Olympian Bevan Docherty continued his progress in his search for a third medal to go with his silver from Athens and bronze from Beijing with a third place finish at the famous Escape From Alcatraz triathlon in San Diego yesterday while Clark Ellice raced strongly for a podium finish in Austria and Callum Millward finished tied for first in Boise, Idaho.

Two years after it raced to the top of the NZ charts and set off a remarkable journey for The Naked and Famous, their single 'Young Blood' has been certified Gold in the U.S. as it racks up 500,000 Stateside sales.

International cyclocross superstar Katie Compton has been confirmed to take part in the New Zealand Cyclocross National Series this July – a fast and furious frenzy of mud, sweat and tears.

New Zealand swimmer Cara Baker has finished just two seconds off an automatic spot for the London Olympics in the FINA marathon open water swim qualifier in Portugal today.

The face of open water swimming has changed forever according to Rotorua swimmer Kane Radford after he missed out on his Olympic dream in the final qualifying event in Portugal today.

New Zealand’s Olympic-hopeful cyclist Linda Villumsen grabbed her first time trial win of the season, winning the third stage of Emakumeen Euskal Bira in Spain today.
 

The Scottish mist rolled in literally to wreak havoc with riders in the third round of the UCI World Cup Downhill at Fort William today.

In our Kiwi “number 8 wire” culture, men’s health has always been a tricky nut to crack for health promoters.

While the focus is on next month’s Olympics in London, Swimming New Zealand is already casting an eye towards the 2016 Rio Games.

Cool water temperatures and strong tides are expected to favour New Zealand swimmers in the final Olympic qualifier for the 10km open water swim in Portugal at the weekend.

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