Ninety percent of New Zealand's seabirds are either threatened or on the verge of extinction. New Zealand-Olympic sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke are on a mission to improve the ocean's health through their charity "Live Ocean" and have joined forces with iwi.
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Ngāpuhi Champion Smashes World Record and Qualifies for 2020 Paralympics
Ngāpuhi can now add “World Record Breaking Para-Swimmer” to its list of accolades.
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Wheel Blacks qualify for 2020 Paralympic Games
Aotearoa’s’ wheelchair rugby team have brought home the bronze medal at the IWRF Asia-Oceania Wheelchair Rugby Championship in Korea.
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Carrington's mother emotional after world champ victory
Lisa Carrington’s mother Glynis 'held her breath' as her daughter successfully charged through to win her seventh world championship title in the K1 200m final ICF Canoe Sprint in Szeged, Hungary.
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Black Fern looks ahead to 2020 Olympics redemption
Black Fern Tyla Nathan-Wong has some unfinished business after her team placing second against Australia in women’s rugby sevens at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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NewsNZ first female gold Olympian passes away age 89
New Zealand's first female Olympic gold medallist, Yvette Williams MBE, has passed away age 89.
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New coach announced for Women's Black Sticks team
Former international Graham Shaw has been appointed as the new Black Sticks Women’s Head Coach, following the resignation of Mark Hager.
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Chasing gold in the distance
Swimmer Bronagh Ryan of Ngāti Porou has her eyes set on the 2020 Olympics in Japan next year. The 2018 Commonwealth Games competitor talks to Te Kāea about work-life balance life while competing at the highest level.
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Lonsdale Cup latest accolade for Black Ferns Sevens
The Black Ferns Sevens are celebrating an historic achievement by being the first rugby team to be awarded the Lonsdale Cup at the 2018 Olympic Gala Dinner.
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Kitini Taihuka raises the bar in weightlifting
Champion waka ama paddler and star rugby player Kitini Taihuka has been involved in CrossFit since he was ten years old and just last week won the NZ Under 15 male NZ Olympic Weightlifting title.
