Ngāpuhi's Portia Woodman has arrived back in the country alongside her winning NZ Sevens team. The Sevens star not only scored the winning try in the final against Brazil, she also became the first player to reach 60 tries since the inaugural series in 2012.
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NewsNZ olympian Sarah Cowley retires from athletics
New Zealand Olympian Sarah Cowley has retired after 15 years of competitive athletics.
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CrossFit comp attracts Māori competitors at NZ Fitness Expo
The NZ Fitness Expo, alongside the Industrial Athletic Arena, ran a two-day Industrial Athletic Invitational CrossFit competition which attracted the country's top-ranked competitors, and one athlete competing in the women's section was Puawai Munro-Halkyard.
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Native Affairs- Hammer Time!
500 years ago Hammer Throwing was one of the first sports at the Olympic games. It originated in Scotland but now the sport is proving popular in a small Māori community in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.
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NewsA successful year for Carrington
The finalists have been named for the Halberg Awards for NZ sporting excellence in 2013, and champion canoeist, Lisa Carrington, is the only individual Māori to have been named out of 25 finalists across 6 categories.
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Kaumātua Olympics
Hundreds of kaumātua from the Central North Island came together this week to participate in an event they say keeps them young.
