Sport


Champs back to basics
Thursday, 18 March 2010
Guiding a world champion to throw further than before is all in a day’s work for  New Zealand’s top athletics coach Kirsten Hellier.

Spark and drive required
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Beaten 24-18 by the Gold Coast Titans, the NZ Warriors made a reasonable start to the 2010 NRL season but need a ball-distributing playmaker of the Sonny Bill Williams mould.

Aiming for long overdue title
Monday, 15 March 2010
There's plenty of motivation in the ranks of the Howick Pakuranga Cricket Club’s premier XI as the season enters its final two rounds.

Karters sail to success
Monday, 15 March 2010
East Manukau land sailing competitors were in the medals at the recent South Island Blokart Championships in Christchurch.

SPORTS BITES
Monday, 15 March 2010
One-day football world cup; Running season starts and Special Olympics.

Academy delivers focus
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Pakuranga's senior rugby Academy ended their off-season training on a high by competing in the Currumbin Alleygator Tens in Queensland.

Premier grade cricket
Thursday, 11 March 2010
University Ellerslie walked away with the outright points but Howick Pakuranga will not be too unhappy after their Auckland club Hedley Howarth Trophy two-day major championship match.

Vili victorious in Melbourne
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Olympic and world shot put champion Valerie Vili continued her winning form by collecting the shot put title at the Melbourne Classic last Thursday.

Fishing from jet-skis
Thursday, 11 March 2010
More than 50 jet-ski fishers will be heading out from Bucklands Beach into the Hauraki Gulf looking to haul in prizes in this Sunday’s King of Jet-ski-fishing tournament.

Brave Vettori falls short
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Ravaged by injuries, New Zealand’s cricket team has won the respect of Ricky Ponting’s Australians in what is proving an absorbing one-day international (ODI) series.

Delight at first open title
Monday, 08 March 2010
Colin Harris received a surprise 11th hour call-up to help out a bowls triples team that went on to win the Pakuranga Bowling Club open title.

Hits and misses on finals day
Monday, 08 March 2010
A gutsy all-round performance from right-handed pitcher Matt Mills helped overcome his team’s slow start to inspire the West City senior men’s team to defeat the Howick Pakuranga Diamond Blacks 13-9 in a thrilling final at Lloyd Elsmore Park in the national baseball championships.

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