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    • Warriors Eye Historic NRL Game in Las Vegas
      • The New Zealand Warriors, a team known for their resilience and passionate fanbase, are in preliminary discussions to play a groundbreaking match in Las Vegas in 2025. This potential game, part of the NRL’s American venture, would mark a significant moment for the club and the league. In 2024, the NRL will embark on its […]

    • Team Wellington unfazed by Fiji final
      • Team Wellington Football Club feel ready to play Lautoka FC over two legs in the Champions League Final. The first leg will be played in Miramar on Sunday week, with the second coming a week later in Lautoka. José Manuel Figueira says the Fijian club is far from an unknown quantity. The post Team Wellington unfazed by Fiji final appeared first on NewsWire.co.nz.

    • Concussions crippling the Crusaders
      • The Crusaders will be playing without their captains when they face the Highlanders in Dunedin this week. Midfielder Ryan Crotty and Lock Samuel Whitelock both left the field with concussion during their side’s loss to the Hurricanes in Wellington. The two players have also missed the first All Blacks training camp as a result. Crusaders head coach Scott Robertson says the team have enough depth to fill the gaps left by their two leaders.

    • Easier access to the NFL has Kiwis engaging
      • The internet and social media are driving interest in the NFL here in New Zealand. That’s the view of Kiwi Adam Blake, who runs the NFL Fans in NZ Facebook page and podcast. He says a far greater access to NFL content has meant more people engaging with America’s number one sport. He says growing interest in watching the sport is definitely translating into Kiwis playing it. Adam Blake says the way overseas sports focus on player transactions and team building is a novelty for Kiwis, and a big part of the NFL’s appeal He says rugby in New Zealand would benefit from a greater focus on players moving teams.

    • LISTEN: Tauranga team ace it in the pool
      • Smiles, splashes and pride filled the Kilbirnie Aquatic Centre as swimmers competed in the finals at the Special Olympics National Summer Games today. The Tauranga team did well in the 200 metre freestyle event winning four gold medals including two in a row as well as silver and bronze medals. Couch Coach Pat Wakeland says the competition excites the swimmers and pushes them to higher levels of performance. The coach competition also helps the disabled athletes find confidence and identity in the face of hardship and discrimination. The annual summer games were started in Lower Hutt in 1983 by Grant and Wendy Quinn and include over 3,000 athletes in 11 sports.

    • LISTEN: A new home for seven local sports clubs
      • Wellington’s newest sports venue officially opened this week. Seven Wellington sports clubs will base themselves in the same building, the new Toitu Poneke Community and Sports Centre at Kilbirnie Park. Rongotai MP Paul Eagle says he is confident clubs like the Poneke Rugby Club and the local softball club will be able to work together in the same building. Paul Eagle also says he hopes other sporting codes follow this example and set up hubs around Wellington. Members of the Poneke Rugby club perform a Haka at the opening ceremony of the new Sports Hub in Kilbirnie. Facilities like the new green room has been booked out by professional teams like the Hurricanes.  

    • Big weekend goal for young cyclist
      • Grace Saywell (orange helmet) competes in the Burkes Cycles Speed League track series Grace Saywell will have a fire in her belly and a mission in her heart when she hits the track at the Hataitai Velodrome this Sunday. Saywell (16) is one of about 10 cyclists competing in the women’s Poneke Plate race, held as part of Wellington’s annual Laykold Cup Festival. Her mission is to win the “quite tactical” 6.6km scratch race and bring the plate back to Wellington. “I’m quite passionate about this getting this plate back,” says the Year 12 Paraparaumu College student, who competes for the Kapiti Cycling Club. The Poneke plate hasn’t been in Wellington hands since Saywell’s idol, Hannah Latta, won it in 2009. Saywell says she wants to win it back for Latta, and her greatest competition will be the riders from the North Island’s west coast, which is where the plate’s lived for the past six years. Saywell, who started cycling at 13, says she’s had her eye on the plate for years and this will be her third successive crack at it, but she only now feels able to compete at the required level. “Now I know what I need to focus on.  I know what I need to do.” Saywell still holds the three Girls’ Under 17 records she set at last year’s Wellington Junior Track Champs, and will be part of the Wellington team heading to Cambridge for next month’s National Track Champs. She’s also currently leading the Under 17 girls in the local Burkes Cycles Speed League track series. Saywell, whose idols include German track sprinter Kristina Vogel and British rider Laura Trott, says she hasn’t found out which cycling event is her speciality. Her aim is to wear the silver fern at the Oceania Champs next year. But even if she doesn’t claim the Poneke Plate on Sunday, Saywell won’t go home empty-handed. She says rather than being hell-bent on winning, she goes out on her bike to learn and take something away from every stroke of the pedal. “I just want to be able to ride and put a smile on my face. I go out there to have fun.” The men’s 10km Laykold Cup race, considered the premier event on the Wellington track cycling calendar, will also be contested at Sunday’s carnival, as will the Stayers Cup race for masters men. The carnival runs from midday to 4pm and spectator admission is free.

    • An open invitation to the Lion Pit
      • The owner of a Wellington kickboxing club is inviting anyone wanting to test themselves in the ring to come down and glove up.   The Lion Pit kickboxing club on Hopper Street has been operating since September last year and has been organising an open sparring session once every month.   Owner Pou Sefesi says it’s great to have space like this to help people practice their skills.

    • Local bars feel the pinch after dismal Sevens turnout
      • Changes to Wellington’s Sevens Rugby Tournament have hit local businesses hard.   Bar owners say moving the final from Saturday night to a Sunday and getting rid of the carnival like street party on Courtney Place has seriously affected revenue.   Ticket sales for the tournament have plummeted since changes were made in a bid to control crowd behaviour.   Director of Courtney Place bars Edison’s and Boston, Jordan Mills, says the sevens weekend is not nearly as profitable as it used to be.  

    • Kiwi fighter goes after AFC lightweight title
      • One of Australia’s biggest mixed martial arts promotions is expanding to China.   Australian Fighting Championship announced they will be holding their first international fight card in Shanghai on March 12.   Kiwi fighter James Bishop will be headlining the card, taking on Aussie Rob Hill for the AFC lightweight title.   AFC CEO Adam Milankovic says it’s his fighters that will benefit most from the brand extension.  

    • Aussie boxer ready for his toughest challenge
      • Aussie fighter Jeff Horn is in the final stages of negotiating the biggest fight of his life with Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao.   Horn who fought in Auckland last month caught the attention of Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum when he was ringside for the Joseph Parker fight.   If the fight comes off it will be the biggest pay day in the Australian boxers career.   Duco Events spokesman, Craig Stanaway says despite the difference in experience between the two fighters he’s confident Horn can win the fight.  

    • The Nix take their revenge with solid win
      • The Wellington Phoenix earned a win against the Melbourne Victory on Tuesday night, taking revenge against the second placed Aussie side.   Earlier in the season Phoenix went down 6-1 to the Victory, but avenged the loss with a 3-nil win in front of the home crowd.   Yellow Fever’s Dale Warburton says there are many factors that have led to good form for the Nix.      

    • Major League scouts searching for local talent
      • There are several Major League Baseball scouts in New Zealand at the moment.   They’re touring the country as part of Didi Gregorius training camp.   San Diego Padres managers  AJ Preller and Riley Westman are scoping local talent in Auckland, Levin, Wellington and Christchurch.   Baseball New Zealand CEO Ryan Flynn says he’s spent three years working towards getting scouts to give New Zealand a chance.  

    • International fighters set their sights on Parker
      • The newly crowned heavy weight champion of the world Joseph Parker is still on vacation but that hasn’t stopped the boxing world from putting a target on his back.   The South Auckland born heavyweight silenced many of his critics by beating Andy Ruiz Jr to become the WBO Heavyweight Champion last December.   Duco Events spokesman, Craig Stanaway says Parkers win has propelled him into the international boxing scene and opened him up for high profile fights for 2017.

    • Netballer backs All Blacks
      • NEW ZEALAND athletes say trans-tasman rivalry will play a big part in the atmosphere at the World Cup final this weekend. The All Blacks are playing for their third World Cup title against old rivals Australia in Twickenham on Sunday morning. Samantha Sinclair who plays netball for the Magic in the ANZ Championship says she is confident the All Blacks can win, but is wary of the Australian threat. She says the competitiveness between New Zealand and Australian teams is always a bit higher than in regional games.

    • Shock rugby result good news all round for Japan
      • JAPAN’S shock win over South Africa in the Rugby World Cup has given the sport a much needed boost in popularity back home. Japan stunned the world by beating the Springboks 34-32 in a thrilling encounter in Brighton. Japan is due to host the 2019 Rugby World Cup but enthusiasm for the sport in that country has been slipping in recent years. Andrew Harris, a New Zealander working in Japan says the victory  made waves throughout the country and has dominated the news. He says rugby often fails to make the sports pages of local newspapers, losing out to the more popular baseball and soccer.

    • Miramar Central School dominates badminton on day one at SportsFest
      • Competitors from various Wellington primary schools. MIRAMAR Central School dominated badminton with numbers and winners in the first day of the Wellington Regional SportsFest. The school provided three of the eight teams competing at Hataitai’s Wellington Badminton Centre. The other teams came from Kilbirnie, Plimmerton, St Benedict’s, St Francis de Sales, and Samuel Marsden Primary schools. Fair Play winner Patrick Elsis from St Benedict’s. Badminton Wellington general manager Vaiola Vaeau says the children were having such a good time they agreed not to break for lunch. He was particularly pleased with the conduct of all teams saying there was, “not a cross word anywhere” and that the “big smiles all around” were a clear indication of the event’s success. Badminton Wellington’s junior development and events manager Daniel Hakes says the teams were divided into groups for a round robin series so each team played all the others. The seven minute games were scored by an umpire to determine the highest scoring team and the placings by the end of the day. Miramar Central Swatters, Sean McGregor and Charlotte Thompson. Along with awards for first, second and third placed teams, there was one for Fair Play to the competitor who displayed the best sports conduct on the day. Each team had to nominate a single competitor in the opposing team after each game. By the end of the day Miramar Central Swatters’ Sean McGregor and Charlotte Thompson took first place. Second and third was decided in a tight points differential, with Plimmerton edging out Miramar Central Shots. Miramar Central School parents , Grace McGregor and Phillip Young. The Fair Play award went to Patrick Elsis from St Benedict’s who said he “feels good” about the win. Grace McGregor and Phillip Young, Miramar Central School parents of first and third place getters Sean McGregor (Swatters) and Eric Young (Shots), were pleased with the result. They said both players receive coaching at Badminton Wellington and were due back at the centre later that evening. Umpire Nathan Wilson.   Photos: Dominic Godfrey

    • Windley basketballers join 2200 kids in Sportsfest
      • Coach Brett Jarman and Windley School basketballers go over the game plan before playing in the Wellington Regional Sportsfest today. The Wellington Regional Sportsfest provides a break from routine and promotes healthy activities for the Windley School basketballers. Teacher Brett Jarman runs the Porirua school’s basketball programme, and says it is good for them to see new places and new people. “It’s always nice to get out of your own city.” Brett, who has been involved in basketball for 40 years and has been coaching since 1993, says basketball and other extracurricular activities help students become well-rounded individuals through building self-confidence and friendships. Pene Risale of Windely School about to do a lay-up. He says the Sportsfest, which involved 2200 children converging on Wellington venues, is about the kids having fun and playing a game they love. “Win or lose, it doesn’t really matter.” Students Pene Risale, 9, and Serenity Togafiti,9, both enjoyed the opportunity to play against other schools. Basketball is popular amongst the pupils at Windley, with the school entering three teams at this year’s Sportsfest, plus 80 children playing this term. Sahara Melvinprice, 9, described basketball as a simple sport, while Sid Mabey, 9, said that he liked bouncing the ball.

    • PHOTO ESSAY: NZ Athlete Ashleigh Sando
      • National Athlete Ashleigh Sando has been competing in athletics for 14 years. She has represented New Zealand in international competitions for 11 years. Ashleigh trains for 10-15 hours per week leading up to a competition, excluding extra gym or technique sessions. Her biggest achievement was winning the under 20′s  high jump and coming second in the 100m hurdles at the Oceania Junior Athletics Championships held in Cairns, Australia 2012.  To view photo essay click here

    • PHOTO ESSAY: NZ Athlete Ashleigh Sando
      • National Athlete Ashleigh Sando has been competing in athletics for 14 years. She has represented New Zealand in international competitions for 11 years. Ashleigh trains for 10-15 hours per week leading up to a competition, excluding extra gym or technique sessions. Her biggest achievement was winning the under 20′s  high jump and coming second in the 100m hurdles at the Oceania Junior Athletics Championships held in Cairns, Australia 2012.  To view photo essay click here

    • Hutt Old Boys Marist take out the Jubilee Cup
      • HUTT Old Boys Marist won the 2014 Jubilee Cup Sunday,  defeating Wainuiomata 14 – 11 at the Hutt Recreation Ground. Wainui took the lead at halftime  8 - nil,  with a try from Shahn Eru, but Hutt came back in the second half with a try from Chase Tiatia taking the score to a nail-biting 11 – all. But it was a penalty kick by Sheridan Rangihuna late in the game that would seal Wainui’s fate and give Hutt the win. Coach Matt Lee says that he expected Wainui to be tough opponents.

    • VIDEO: Journalism students thrown curve ball for World Cup
      • NEWSWIRE reporters charged into off-field action as Germany and Argentina battled it out on the playing field in Rio de Janiero for the FIFA World Cup. Students filed into the newsroom at 6am and dispersed moments later to cover the World Cup final spectators in Wellington. Reporters converged on The Grand, a popular Courtenay Place sports bar, which proved to be a magnet for football fans, Whitireia journalists and national media. Film junkies Hayley Gastmeier and Francesca Jago set out to make a short news video for NewsWire, while radio reporters Joshua Price and Eddy Kerr-Hislop came to us with live crosses for radio. “It was exciting being amongst the fans,” says Hayley. Amanda Carrington and Finn Rainger were the prime photojournalists, capturing the emotions, tears, the devastated Argentinians and the ecstatic Germans. Amanda Herrera spoke to the fans, gauging the inner psyches, and channelled the hopes and fears into snippets of copy for the live blog. Lize Immelman opted for German maternal fans at home, with happy little toddlers. “They were breast-feeding, so they were happy little fans,” she says. Football fanatic, Matthew Lau, arguably had the best role of the team, happily watching the game, sending through live game updates to live blog editor, Liam Cavanagh. “I got to watch the game and talk about it. It was a good role for me,” says Matthew. Tess Nichol was liaising with roving reporters Susan Teodoro, Jonty Dine, Ashleigh Manning, and Steven Read, writing up pieces for NewsWire. Susan thoroughly enjoyed the experience. “It was a great learning experience, and a good win for Germany,” says a beaming Susan. Yong-Choo Lee was scanning social media, finding the best tweets and snapchats from the game to feed to the live blog. “Audience participation is a good thing,” says YC. Sarah Wilson’s job was the most exceptional – finding the best flat white in town for live blog editor, Liam. Sarah also fed snippets of action received via texts and calls. Sam Worthington and BBC alumni Ann Charles were on radio tech, ensuring live crosses were not off-side. Radio chief Sue Burgin walked around the room, watching the game nervously, hoping for an Argentinian win. Bernie Whelan, our newsroom chief suspected hot croissants and coffee might pull everyone together, and like a top striker, he delivered. Once the game was over, it was back to the newsroom for everyone to file stories, pictures, video and radio for the Newswire website. Are the newsroom chiefs happy with everyone’s effort? “It was great that everyone jumped in like journalists and made the effort, especially so early on in the course. I’m pleased to say everyone’s done really well,” says Bernie.

    • VIDEO: Journalism students thrown curve ball for World Cup
      • WORDS: Liam Cavanagh; VIDEO: Hayley Gastmeier. NEWSWIRE reporters charged into off-field action as Germany and Argentina battled it out on the playing field in Rio de Janiero for the FIFA World Cup. Students filed into the newsroom at 6am and dispersed moments later to cover the World Cup final spectators in Wellington. Reporters converged on The Grand, a popular Courtenay Place sports bar, which proved to be a magnet for football fans, Whitireia journalists and national media. Film junkies Hayley Gastmeier and Francesca Jago set out to make a short news video for NewsWire, while radio reporters Joshua Price and Eddy Kerr-Hislop came to us with live crosses for radio. “It was exciting being amongst the fans,” says Hayley. Amanda Carrington and Finn Rainger were the prime photojournalists, capturing the emotions, tears, the devastated Argentinians and the ecstatic Germans. Amanda Herrera spoke to the fans, gauging the inner psyches, and channelled the hopes and fears into snippets of copy for the live blog. Lize Immelman opted for German maternal fans at home, with happy little toddlers. “They were breast-feeding, so they were happy little fans,” she says. Football fanatic, Matthew Lau, arguably had the best role of the team, happily watching the game, sending through live game updates to live blog editor, Liam Cavanagh. “I got to watch the game and talk about it. It was a good role for me,” says Matthew. Tess Nichol was liaising with roving reporters Susan Teodoro, Jonty Dine, Ashleigh Manning, and Steven Read, writing up pieces for NewsWire. Susan thoroughly enjoyed the experience. “It was a great learning experience, and a good win for Germany,” says a beaming Susan. Yong-Choo Lee was scanning social media, finding the best tweets and snapchats from the game to feed to the live blog. “Audience participation is a good thing,” says YC. Sarah Wilson’s job was the most exceptional – finding the best flat white in town for live blog editor, Liam. Sarah also fed snippets of action received via texts and calls. Sam Worthington and BBC alumni Ann Charles were on radio tech, ensuring live crosses were not off-side. Radio chief Sue Burgin walked around the room, watching the game nervously, hoping for an Argentinian win. Bernie Whelan, our newsroom chief suspected hot croissants and coffee might pull everyone together, and like a top striker, he delivered. Once the game was over, it was back to the newsroom for everyone to file stories, pictures, video and radio for the Newswire website. Are the newsroom chiefs happy with everyone’s effort? “It was great that everyone jumped in like journalists and made the effort, especially so early on in the course. I’m pleased to say everyone’s done really well,” says Bernie.

    • Germany wins the World Cup
      • GERMANY has won the 2014 Football World Cup. They beat Argentina 1-0 at the Maracana stadium in Brazil. German and Argentinian fans in Wellington watched the match at the Grand hotel and bar on Courtenay Place. As Josh Price reports, their reactions to the result were very mixed.

    • Tawa rugby on the rise
      •   Credit: http://juntanlaycosports.com/union. Used with permission. HARD WORK, a change of player attitude and some changes to key coaching staff over the last 18 months have paid dividends for Tawa’s Premier grade rugby team. Last season Tawa won the Jubilee cup and the Swindale Shield, notching up the double header for their first time Club chairman Dave Banks (RIGHT) says a big part of the success can be attributed to Steve So’oialo, older brother of former All Black Rodney So’oialo, who got player buy-in to old-school values and changed the culture at the club. “Steve came on board and changed the direction dramatically, but slowly.” He says that So’oialo has introduced early morning gym sessions Monday and Wednesday on top of the scheduled training sessions on Tuesdsay and Thursday. As a result of the success, they have lured some big names to the club including former Crusader and Hawkes Bay player Tu Umaga-Marshall and New Zealand rugby sevens player George Tilsley. The chairman is also paying tribute to the club’s strong committee. “We’re a pretty tight-knit club, all the grades socialise together,” he says. The local community also appears to be enjoying the team’s success according to the chairman, who says crowd numbers are up on previous years, and more of the old boys are coming out to watch. Looking to the future he believes that they can be back-to-back champions. “Yeah I think we can, I think we have a slightly better side from last year and the players in the team last year have gained in confidence a lot,” he says. Tawa have hit a form slump, however, losing their last three games, going down 28-21 to Marist St Pats to miss out on winning the Swindale shield. They are in the Jubilee cup though, and play Oriental-Rongotai this Saturday at 3pm.

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