It’s time to register for the 2012 Arthritis New Zealand Marathon, dust off your shoes, and get training!

New Zealand Swimming’s three relay teams have been confirmed today for the London Olympics.

New Zealand Aid and Development agency TEAR Fund, today announced the names of eight elite athletes who have signed up to be part of the Poverty Cycle Campaign. Endorsed by Triathlon NZ and Bike NZ, this initiative aims to raise funds for the world's most vulnerable and at-risk children both here and overseas.  Leading triathlete Clark Ellice, World Junior Champion Silver Medalist, James Oram and high performance athlete Sophie Corbidge are part of the campaign, which endeavours to raise over $200,000 by the end of 2012.

Talented young designer seven-year-old Torenzo Monopoli of Nelson is excited at the prospect of competing at the prestigious Hokonui Fashion Design Awards this year.

New Zealand rider Samara Sheppard continued her strong form on the mountain bike circuit in Europe at the weekend.

Justin Bieber, the worldwide phenomenon, is heading to New Zealand in July.

With entries now open high profile adventure racing teams are lining up to compete at the second instalment of the Orion Health GODZone to held in New Zealand from the 8th - 16th March, 2013.

Hot on the heels of New Zealanders Cameron Brown, Belinda Harper and Candice Hammond standing on the podium at Ironman Cairns, yet more New Zealanders featured highly at the Ironman 70.3 in Hawaii, a forerunner to October’s World Ironman Championship, with 3 men in the top ten and representation on the women’s podium.

Three New Zealand triathletes, led by Cameron Brown, have finished on the podium across the Tasman today at Ironman Cairns.

The new-look Christchurch Airport Marathon was a huge success today, with almost 4500 runners from 12 countries toeing the start line and runners from Kenya, Timaru, Texas and Auckland taking the spoils.

A regal Richard Ussher reigned supreme at the Australasian Multisport championships in Rotorua today, winning the feature race of the Expand-A-Sign 3D festival for the second year running.

Are you as fast as an Olympian? The POWERADE Challenge 2012 gives Kiwis the chance to find out.
 

Auckland swimmer Lauren Boyle has won the 1500m freestyle title at the prestigious Santa Clara Invitational meet in the USA yesterday.

 New Zealand will boast arguably their strongest team across the board in recent memory for September’s UCI Mountain Bike World Championships.

CAIRNS, Australia (June 3, 2012) – Ironman champion Pete Jacobs turned in an outstanding time on the run to record a runaway victory in the inaugural Urban Hotel Group Ironman 70.3 Cairns from a gallant Luke McKenzie and Josh Rix both affected by the steamy conditions. 

 Demand is expected to be high tomorrow (Friday) when entries for the 3:5:3 Solo and 3:5:3 Teams races at the Barfoot & Thompson World Triathlon Grand Final go live and former Olympic gold medallist Hamish Carter aims to beat the rush and be amongst the first to enter in a race that for him is all about fun and nothing more.

 Ten-time Ironman New Zealand champion Cameron Brown is taking on a world class field including two-time world champion Chris McCormack at the inaugural Ironman Cairns this Sunday.

“Thousands of New Zealand kids will have memories of sitting in the back of the family car being blasted with second-hand, stinky, smelly, cigarette smoke - and it’s a memory every child can do without!” says Skye Kimura, Tobacco Control Advisor for the Cancer Society.

 Counties Manukau swimmer Carsten Corazza scored New Zealand’s second gold medal at the FINA Oceania Championships in New Caledonia last night (NZ time).

 The International Triathlon Union (ITU) today named Weihai as the host city for the 2014 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships.

He's used to hammering himself for the best part of a day but multisport legend Richard Ussher is fizzing at the prospect of a shorter hit-out this weekend.

 A Queenstown yoga studio with the most diverse practice offering in the resort is continuing to expand by hosting its inaugural ‘Winter Yoga Retreat’.

Entries are now open for the 2013 Wells New Plymouth Half Ironman, which is shaping up as a ‘must-do’ on the domestic triathlon calendar.

This winter accept nothing but the best for your friends and family as you rediscover the art of fine dining with Waipara Hills.

Dunedin’s Kurt Crosland showed that age is no barrier when he grabbed New Zealand’s first gold medal on the opening night of finals at the Oceania Swimming Championships in New Caledonia last night.