NZ lifter will be first transgender athlete to participate at Olympics

''Your support, your encouragement, and your aroha (love) carried me through the darkness'. IMAGE: Laurel Hubbard has been eligible to compete at Olympics since 2015, when the International......

This weightlifter is set to become 1st transgender Olympian

Weightlifter Hubbard poised to become first transgender Olympian at Tokyo 2020 IMAGE: New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard competes in the women's +90kg. Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images New......

Rio Olympics: Japan stun All Blacks in rugby sevens opener

IMAGE: Japan celebrates after defeating New Zealand in their Pool C preliminary Rugby 7s match at the Rio Olympics in Deodoro Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. Photograph: Alessandro......

New Zealand athletes given warnings on Zika

IMAGE: A health ministry worker fumigates a house to kill mosquitoes during a campaign against dengue and chikungunya and to prevent the entry of Zika virus in Managua, Nicaragua. Photograph:......

Kiwi team claims 'six-figure sum' from Delhi CWG

The controversial Delhi Commonwealth Games is in the headlines again after sporting authorities in New Zealand claimed that they are owed a 'six-figure sum' by the event's organisers in India. The......