Evoking a bygone era with brass shined, leather polished and fires stoked, the Kingston Flyer steam train is right ready for the inaugural Kingston Flyer Weekend to take place on Saturday March 31 and Sunday April 1.

Hot on the heels of Avanti’s Project Evo2 racing bikes wining both the best in category (Gold pin) and supreme (Purple pin) awards in the product discipline at last month’s Best Design Awards in New Zealand the brand has won an internationally coveted red dot award for product design at last week’s awards ceremony in Germany.

The Armchair Olympian: How much do you know about sport's biggest competition? is a strangely addictive read celebrating the glitz and glamour, wonder and weirdness of the Olympic Games. With stats, trivia, quotes and quizzes, you can test your knowledge and release your inner sporting geek!

Rotorua has attracted an international running superstar who will compete in the Tarawera Ultra Marathon this weekend.

The inaugural Special Olympics Asia Pacific Games for athletes with an intellectual disability will be held in Australia in December 2013, following today’s announcement that Newcastle has secured the winning bid against strong competition from cities in India and Malaysia.

Whether she’s your Mum, Mama, Mother, Mom, Mère, Maman, Madre, Mamma or Majka, the day to celebrate her is coming! Mother’s Day is Sunday the 13th of May 2012 - show her how much you care! Every mum is different and special in her own way.  Here are our suggestions for every type of mum – which would yours love?

The wider qualification process for the London Olympics has enticed some swimmers across the Tasman for the Australian Olympic Trials starting tomorrow.

Elite athletes are increasingly using chiropractic care to enhance their performance levels and New Zealand research is leading the way in uncovering the mechanisms involved according to the New Zealand Chiropractors’ Association [NZCA].

Celebrate the very best nature has to offer when the sun and earth align with the Waipara Hills Equinox range of specially crafted wines.

The call is out for caddies to take part in the NZ PGA Pro-Am Championship to be held at The Hills in Queenstown from March 29 to April 1 2012.

Clean sweep for U23 Kiwi Women – Another title for Nielsen – Gemmell agonisingly close in elite men’s

Devonport, Australia (10 March, 2012) - Rising Aussie stars Emma Jackson and Brendan Sexton scored impressive victories in Tasmania to be crowned the 2012 Oceania Champions.  The pair not only secured Australia a guaranteed spot in the men's and women's triathlon in London 2012, they also boosted their own chances for Olympic selection.

It proved six of the best for the two top performances Paige Schendelaar-Kemp and Sophia Batchelor on the penultimate night of finals at the Mayfair Pools New Zealand Age Group Swimming Championships in Wellington tonight.

The Teva Slopestyle event is being staged for the first time in downtown Queenstown on the evening of the 5th April during the Queenstown Bike Festival and will offer an impressive cash purse of $10,000 in prize money.

Wellington turned on a simply perfect day and close to 900 triathletes (a record for the national champs) enjoyed the conditions in the final round of the Contact Tri Series, an event that doubled as the National Age Group Championships over the standard distance and provided a glimpse into the future of the sport.

Queenstown: The call has gone out for volunteers to come forward and be part of the NZ PGA Pro Am Championship to be held at The Hills in Queenstown later this month (March 29 – April 1).

Thirteen year old Counties Manukau swimmer Paige Schendelaar-Kemp has claimed her fifth gold medal on the third night of finals at the Mayfair Pools New Zealand Age Group Swimming Championships in Wellington tonight.

The 2012 Queenstown Bike Festival (March 29-April 9) is opening with a smile with Auckland comedian Joseph Harper rendering his acclaimed show "Bikes I've Owned Versus Girls I've Fallen In Love With" at the Crowne Plaza on Friday March 29.

 Thousands of spectators will head to New Zealand’s mountain bike capital Rotorua this week, to watch the world’s best riders fight for Olympic Games selection.

 The most popular Contact Tri Series in history will conclude with the most popular ever National Championships over the standard distance in Wellington this Saturday when over 800 (and still climbing) participants line up in various events on the city waterfront, including the biggest ever age group field in the history of the Contact Tri Series.

National open water swim champion Kane Radford faces the strongest men’s field in recent history in the penultimate round of the State NZ Ocean Swim Series on Saturday.

It was the Sophia Batchelor Show again on the second night of finals at the Mayfair Pools New Zealand Age Group Swimming championships in Wellington tonight.

Former junior world road cycling champion Jeremy Yates will launch a new development cycling team at Le Race at the end of the month.

The Waipoua Forest will be opened for participants walking and running in the re-launch of the Tane Mahuta Forest Fun Run & Walk on Sunday 6 May 2012.