An Auckland schoolboy who dreams of becoming a Highlander and an All Black has won a trip to the Rugby World Cup in Japan — and his reaction was as chilled out as the cool as a cucumber reputation of the champion former All Black… Full credit to nzherald.co.nz Read more here

All the Bledisloe Cup action between the All Blacks and the Wallabies. Full credit to nzherald.co.nz Read more here

Olivia Loe will arrive at the world rowing championships next week in Austria with a sense of unfinished business.Loe, who is part of the New Zealand women’s double sculls crew alongside Brooke Donoghue, is still hurting after their… Full credit to nzherald.co.nz Read more here

As the Warriors continue their unlikely bid to make the NRL finals, the progress of the Broncos will provoke some envy out Mt Smart way.The Auckland team have a near impossible road to September football, and the most difficult… Full credit to nzherald.co.nz Read more here

RJ Hampton wanted to change the culture of American basketball – and he chose New Zealand of all places to do it. The American teenage sensation created a stir in the basketball world in May when he announced he would be joining… Full credit to nzherald.co.nz Read more here

All the action from the first test between the Black Caps and Sri Lanka. Full credit to nzherald.co.nz Read more here

He was a boy with a dream in the tiny South Canterbury town of Geraldine who would grow up to be New Zealand’s most successful rally car driver.But the path to success hasn’t been easy for Hayden Paddon.The 32-year-old has suffered… Full credit to nzherald.co.nz Read more here

It’s a wet, grey, miserable day in Surrey. It’s so dark, a white ball would be a struggle to see, never mind the ball of soap it’d be.Yet, supporters are still hanging around. They won’t see any action between the home team, the… Full credit to nzherald.co.nz Read more here

Bledisloe Cup kept. Wallabies kept to nil. Job done for Steve Hansen and the All Blacks at Eden Park. Actually, more than that: vindication.The head coach was under a bit of scrutiny this week before his 100th test in charge of… Full credit to nzherald.co.nz Read more here

TJ Perenara has never shied away from using his platform to send a message. In the All Blacks 36-0 demolition of the Wallabies at Eden Park on Saturday night, that message was a show of solidarity to those protesting at Ihumātao.The… Full credit to nzherald.co.nz Read more here