International sporting success, locals rallying to save whales and the ANZAC spirit were just some of the stories that filled us with pride this year.
Te Ao Māori
December 29, 2024
The New Zealand men finished sixth in a cut-throat world series tournament format.
Sport
December 9, 2024
The second world series tournament of the year has done away with quarterfinals.
December 8, 2024
The NZ men suffered a second defeat to surprise package Spain in the men's semis.
December 2, 2024
The NZ men broke up the Blitz Boks' quest for six straight titles in the desert.
December 1, 2024
Both programmes — along with many of their rivals — have seen big changes since the Paris Olympics, where the women repeated their gold-medal performance from Tokyo 2020.
Rugby
The Olympic champion women are missing many of the players that propelled them to gold at Paris.
November 30, 2024
Manukura's female Sevens side are attempting a third straight national Condor 7's title a few months after claiming three consecutive First XV crowns.
November 16, 2024
The double Olympic champion has also won two World Cups in the 15-player format.
September 23, 2024
The Olympic gold medallists squared off for the first time since their 13-a-side code switch.
League
September 14, 2024
The two-time gold medallist has switched codes to sample the Aussie league competition.
August 7, 2024
The 31-year-old captain took to her Instagram page to explain why she "looked so sad on the podium" after taking the gold at the Paris Olympics.
August 2, 2024
Players embraced family and friends at Auckland Airport while proudly wearing their shiny new Olympic gold medals.
New Zealand
Chris Chang has all the action you might have missed from Paris overnight, with a Kiwi angle of course.
August 1, 2024
Chris Chang has all the action you might have missed overnight, with a Kiwi angle of course.
July 31, 2024
The Black Ferns Sevens have become the first women's rugby team to secure back-to-back Olympic golds.
Only the Fijian men's team had completed the feat until today.
The NZ women face USA in the semis, before a possible showdown against archrivals Australia for the top prize.
July 30, 2024
The Black Ferns Sevens have gone further than their male counterparts in Paris, but big challenges still loom, writes Patrick McKendry.
Portia Woodman-Wickliffe and Sarah Hirini's whānau have amassed in Paris as the Black Fern Sevens team hope to repeat their gold medal achievement from Tokyo 2020.
The Commonwealth Games and world champion is our best medal prospect on day three at Paris.
July 29, 2024
Chris Chang has all the action you might have missed from overnight, with a Kiwi angle of course.
The NZ women begin pool play at Stade de France in their bid to reprise their Tokyo 2020 triumph.
July 28, 2024
The first full day of competition at Paris sees Kiwis contesting 10 sports, including women's 400m freestyle and cycling time trials.
July 27, 2024
Yes, it's that stadium debate again, but we are already so far behind the times, we must move on a state-of-the-art venue.
Other Sport
July 26, 2024
