Sport

FPC schedule – Heat on from Aug 29

The full draw for this year’s Farah Palmer Cup has been released. The Counties Manukau Heat will open their account at home in Pukekohe against...

Sports shorts (06.08)

By Head-knocked Nick Who likes sports shorts? For those who like their sports brief – to the point, that is, not unnecessarily revealing! –...

Black (red and white) back in action

Following a preseason taming of the Southland Stags, the Counties Manukau Steelers never quite had the Bulls by the horns at the weekend. The...

New chair for NZ Thoroughbred Racing

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) has appointed a new board chair, Paul Humphries. “Racing has been part of my life for as long as I...

Heat stars bolster Blues for Sydney clash

The Blues will be relying on Heat stars to fire as they tackle NSW Women in Sydney during tonight's Women’s Super Rugby Champions Final,...

New firearm laws locked and loaded

The Arms Bill passed its final reading in Parliament this week meaning New Zealanders will soon have much better firearms laws that “respect licenced...

Fox’s Claret Jug pours across hometown

He’s on top of the golf world, and down-to-earth Kiwi champion Ryan Fox remains proud his Beachlands/Whitford roots, reports PJ TAYLOR in a special...

Sports wrap (30.07)

We take a quick look at how the ball’s been bouncing during the past week. Horn again… The Counties Manukau Steelers will be hoping to go...

Three new caps in All Blacks squad for South Africa

A 44-strong All Blacks squad, including one Counties Manukau Steeler, has been named to travel to South Africa and the United States for the...

Homeschool students excluded from school sports

By Riley Cobham, Franklin Junior Journalist I am a home-schooled athlete who feels excluded by the new School Sport New Zealand (SSNZ) policies. I ran...