Face of the Day
The first five-time Olympic medallist in the colourful, unpredictable sport of snowboarding comes from a colourful, unexpected place: New Zealand. The honour belongs to Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, a 24-year-old from Wānaka.
Sport
Rugby, Risk and Finding the Truth
High‑impact rugby, young men in their prime and families left with more questions than answers.
Here We Go, Again
My response to Alice Soper discovering America is bad (again) and calling for a boycott. Another response to another NZ Herald article.
A Life of Courage, Curiosity and Change
By her proud sibling – This is not an obituary: Lorraine is still alive and kicking!
Face of the Day
The board will run an open recruitment process for the group chief executive.
Moller and Dixon: Giants of NZ Running
It was a great privilege for my generation to grow up admiring and being inspired by these remarkable people. It is clear that there are many role models for 10-year-old NZers today to be as inspired by as I was at Cooks Gardens in the 1970s.
Knight of the Day
“For me it’s just a massive honour, not something I would ever expect or even thought was ever going to be a possibility,” Dixon told Stuff.
Why Do Cricket Balls Have To Be So Hard?
While a layperson may view cricket as a non-contact sport, the truth is batting and fielding require great courage, considering the hardness of the ball and the speeds it can reach.
Face of the Day
Sofiia Lyskun represented Ukraine at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympics.
This Backlash Is Only the Media
Athletes should be free to play and free to say “no thanks” to political messaging without the threat of cancellation hanging over them.
Netball New Zealand’s Leadership Crisis
The Noeline Taurua fiasco exposes a deeper problem.
Faces of the Day
With the stakes never higher in this world title eliminator, the reality, though, could be the opposite approach for a fight fittingly dubbed “all or nothing”.