Sports news
Winning formula: HB family’s unbeaten run in horse racing
The Andersens enjoyed a 100% winning rate this past week.
59/7 declared: Hawke’s Bay captain explains unusual first innings call after Hawke Cup loss
'It was a huge risk and it hasn’t paid off.'
Opinion: Would you pay $11.40 to watch 7 year olds play sport?
OPINION: I can’t hold back tides, but I don't want to keep paying through gritted teeth.
Warriors captain announces shock retirement
The club has been dealt a blow ahead of the 2025 NRL season.
Future stars of First XV rugby: Top 10 players to follow
Meet the group of schoolboy players who are poised to shine in the future.
Watch: Triumphs, tears and tenacity – a year inside leading Kiwi football team
Watch: The Herald spent a year in camp with a top NZ football club – catch all the drama.
From charity to defeating champions: Napier City Rovers beat title holders 3-2
First they delivered presents at Ronald McDonald House - then they delivered on the pitch.
Table-topping Napier City Rovers fizzing for National League run home
Napier City Rovers' hopes of making the National League final are in their own hands.
'Over the moon': The Black Caps' best player in India is finally treading his own path
Being in and out has its challenges, Will Young says. Is this series his turning point?
Napier City Rovers' sights on National League glory
With three rounds to go, team remain in the hunt for grand final spot.
White Ferns to bring their T20 World Cup to Hawke's Bay on trophy tour
The world champions will take the trophy on a tiki tour of the Bay.
Rovers united: Bonding on and off the field
'Super-tight' team spirit includes eight footballers living in the same complex.
'It all worked out in the end': The comeback of an understated White Ferns hero
Rosemary Mair turned in one of the performances of her career in the T20 World Cup final.
'I don’t understand': NPC coach fires broadside at NZ Rugby over its future
Financial struggles and funding cuts threaten grassroots rugby.
The values driving Napier City Rovers up the National League ladder
Talent isn’t always enough to succeed in high-pressure situations.
How Brian Lochore's gentle leadership shaped New Zealand rugby
How a humble farmer became a World Cup-winning coach: Brian Lochore’s legendary journey.
How Hawke’s Bay rugby has defied the New Zealand sporting credit crunch
Inside the proud provincial rugby union defying player drain and credit crunch trends.
Sport news around NZ
Highlanders hold off fierce Moana Pasifika fightback
The Highlanders did just enough to spoil Moana Pasifika's first game at their new home.
Highlanders hold on to edge Moana Pasifika
Moana Pasifika hosted the Highlanders in Albany.
Records under threat after scores tumble at NZ Open
Korean Guntaek Koh barbecued the Remarkables course to finish with a 10-under par round.
More local sports news
Napier City Rovers aim high after rampant first-up National League win
Stunning start backs up Napier City Rovers' hopes of doing well in the National League.
Keeping Barry Cup and grassroots rugby alive
Wairoa scored seven tries to beat Tihirau Victory, who came 300km to play.
How Covid-19 derailed NZ football golden boot contender’s pro trial in Denmark
Footballer Oscar Faulds travelled around the world to trial for a pro deal. Now he's back.
Fisher returns to water after Paris heartbreak: 'Part of me didn't want to come home'
K1-500 world record-holder Aimee Fisher eyes new goals after Paris Olympics.
'Every day is cancer': Blair Tickner on his wife's fight, and what he and his team are doing to help
'She is doing well, but she doesn’t like me saying ‘well’, because every day is cancer.'
Pride of the Bay: What National League spot means to homegrown Napier City Rovers powerhouse
Ahead of football's National League, one of Napier City Rovers' finest in 2024 opens up.