Local Sport

Historical rugby photos donated to archive

A pictorial showcase of Wairarapa-Bush's rugby history is in safe keeping.Photographs dating back to to at least 1893 (some of the undated ones may even ... More

Members to have say on uniform dispute

Swim Wairarapa are calling on their own membership to help solve the uniform controversy which has been dogging the sport in recent weeks.The constitution of the parent body says in ... More

Where's Wally winners are truly the grate-est

Variety was the spice of life at the Where's Wally adventure race held on the picturesque Te Whanga and Cavelands properties at Gladstone on Sunday.The event consisted of a 10km ... More

Final word on the whistle

Today, the sound of a whistle in sport is ubiquitous. There's not a Saturday morning goes by on rugby and soccer fields and netball courts around New Zealand without the ... More

Endurance athlete cuts time at Taupo by good 22 minutes

It's difficult to think that any event which involves a 3km open water swim followed by a 180km cycle ride and a 42kg run could ever be described as ''pretty ... More

Ferguson still soaking in big win

Practically the whole of the small Central Hawke's Bay township of Waipawa was at the Ferguson household for a celebratory barbecue on Sunday.They were toasting the success of 26-year-old Cam ... More

Lansdowne survive tricky track

Lansdowne had reason to feel satisfied with reaching a respectable 172-8 in their first innings on the first day of their Bidwell Cup senior men's cricket fixture with Red Star ... More

Foote puts hand up for NZ team

Masterton's Isaac Foote was a standout performer at the New Zealand age group swimming championships which ended in Christchurch over the weekend.Contesting the boys 16yrs section Foote demonstrated his versatility ... More

'Mature' Mouat races to podium

St Matthews Collegiate chaplain Lesley Mouat has become a force to be reckoned with in road cycling, just a year after first getting serious about the sport.Two third placings in ... More

Wairarapa-Bush squad head to Martinborough in tsunami alert

Evacuation skills weren't exactly on the agenda for the Wairarapa-Bush rugby training squad at their three-day camp at Whiterock Station, near Martinborough, last weekend but their alertness in that discipline ... More