Whanganui sport news
Flame game: Kiwi firefighter one of world's best
Durie Hill Tower visitors may need to keep an eye out for a firefighter on the stairs.
Athletics: Improved Whanganui team performance
The male team moved from bottom of the table to fourth.
Whanganui Squash Club dominates at regional awards
Whanganui Squash Club scooped the Central Squash Awards after an amazing season.
Athletics: Whanganui students show good early season form
Collegiate's Juliet McKinlay had a highly successful day in Hastings.
Cricket: Whanganui cricketer clocks up 50th rep match
Connor O'Leary made his debut while still at secondary school.
Kiwi rowing great announces retirement
One of New Zealand’s most successful female rowers has announced her retirement.
Kiwi freeride skier big victory on world stage
'You just have no idea what it’s going to look like on a camera.'
Speedway: Thunder forecast for Oceanview
The first round of the inaugural Superstock Thunder series takes top billing in Whanganui.
Athletics: New parkrun milestone
A record number of participants took part in the 200th parkrun.
Whanganui 16-year-old dominates weightlifting champs
After a year of international competition, Mollie King proved her strength at nationals.
White Ferns' win perfect start to Whanganui cricket season
There are now three girls' representative teams in Whanganui.
'I don’t understand': NPC coach fires broadside at NZ Rugby over its future
Financial struggles and funding cuts threaten grassroots rugby.
White Ferns get record payday for World Cup win
NZ women earned a record payday following their maiden Twenty20 World Cup title.
'Nicest guy you’ll ever meet': Tributes flow for champion Kiwi jockey dead at 35
'His life deserves to be celebrated because he was one of the good guys.'
'This means everything': Bates and Devine's crowning moment
Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine have been through it all for the White Ferns.
White Ferns win World Cup title in style
The women's team are on top of the world.
Cricket: United defeat Collegiate in premier opener
United are aiming for a third straight Premier 1 crown.
Leading New Zealand jockey Johnathan Parkes dies, aged 35
Parkes rode more than 1000 winners in New Zealand.
Rowing: Strong regatta for young squad
The small Whanganui team finished third in the points competition.
Great turnout for start of track and field season
Whanganui's two sessions this week attracted plenty of interest.
A real knockout: 15-year-old boxer wins national title in 39 seconds
A Whanganui student won gold at the national boxing championships for the second time.
Rugby: Whanganui student's strong game for NZ Māori Under 18s
They played the NZ Heartland Under-20s, who also featured Whanganui players.
Rugby: Injuries, absences for Whanganui for Meads Cup semifinal
They play Thames Valley at Cooks Gardens on Saturday.
Sport news around NZ
'Had to make a decision': Why Kiwi AmCup star swapped teams for SailGP
After defending the America's Cup, teammates became SailGP rivals for Andy Maloney.
From $25k buy to $775k sale: Chad Ormsby's standout horse shines
'Amazing result' was 'just a credit to the horse, he’s an absolute weapon of an animal'.
‘Open, accepting’: Auckland Aces’ Movember efforts encouraging men’s health discussions
The team and staff are raising funds for the charity this month.
'Take what's ours': Inside the mind of Kiwi UFC star ahead of biggest test yet
Carlos Ulberg will meet eighth-ranked Volkan Oezdemir in Macau this weekend.
From high school to greyhound racing: Xanthe Newman's journey with Goldstar
Xanthe successfully rehomes nine pups, calling herself Goldstar's 'Chief Photographer.'
Sports Insider: It was no knockout but Netflix lands big punch in streaming wars
OPINION: TikTok disrupts the sports scene, targeting youth with Messi and more.
More local sport news
'Beauty of a shot': Boxer's stunning knockout at nationals
'It was the talk of the tournament and the only knockout over the whole weekend.'
Splash Centre's main pool to close for up to 10 weeks
'Let's face it, we all need a bit of maintenance as we get older.'
Rugby: Tightly-contested match for Heartland Hurricanes U20s
The team could not hang on to the Glen Osborne Cup at the last gasp.
Rugby: Whanganui aim to defend Bill Osborne Taonga
They play Wairarapa Bush at Cooks Gardens on Saturday.
Athletics: Spring heralds new children's programme
A rejuvenated children's athletics programme is on offer in Whanganui.