Cooper confident of taking second rainbow jersey
Rangiora‘s Anton Cooper is chasing gold at Rio 2016. “It’s all in the start,” Anton Cooper preaches down the phone from the South African city of Pietermaritzburg. “Well, actually, no, there’s more too...
View ArticleKayaking: Dawson aims to overcome hurdles
Getting chased by hippo and swimming with crocs is hardly the ideal preparation for a world championship but those aren’t the only hurdles New Zealand paddler Mike Dawson has to overcome. The first...
View ArticleGerman tourist survives icy fall
Teenage fall victim tells of using shoelaces to tie shattered leg during agonising fight for survival on Ruapehu. Wanja Drees, 19, from Germany is in Rotorua Hospital after falling 100m while walking...
View ArticleKiwi men paddle to first world title
Mangaweka‘s Paul Eames was part of the New Zealand masters team that won the country’s first ever men’s title at the world white water rafting championships at the weekend. Eames, 40, and the team of...
View ArticleFather and daughter’s bodies pulled from lake
The body of a young girl has been pulled from Lake Tarawera, after she and her father disappeared kayaking. The man’s body was recovered earlier. Ambulance received a call about 11.10am after the...
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