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Sunday, 21 February 2021, 6:24 am History was made at the Capital Classic in Wellington today as Hamish Kerr snared the outright New Zealand men’s high jump record courtesy of a stunning world-leading outdoor leap of 2.31m. The 24-year-old Christchurch-based athlete has been knocking on the door of capturing the mark for himself – which he had jointly held with Glenn Howard at 2.30m – throughout a highly promising season. At both the Night of 5s meet in Auckland in December and Cooks Cla...

Sunday, 14 February 2021, 6:51 am In perfect summer conditions, the Porritt Classic served up a New Zealand resident record, six meeting records, a pair of national Para records and a slew of personal bests on a thrilling day of action in Hamilton. Led by Portia Bing’s blistering New Zealand resident record in the 400m hurdles, a formidable hammer throw by Lauren Bruce and yet another shot put victory for Jacko Gill over Tom Walsh, the day was chock full of outstanding memories on a great ad...

Thursday, 11 February 2021, 12:12 pm One of the most enthralling storylines of the sporting summer will open its next chapter on Saturday when Tom Walsh and Jacko Gill resume their rivalry in the shot-put circle at the Porritt Classic in Hamilton. Gill, 26, is currently riding the crest of a wave with three straight victories over Walsh and a career-best throw of 21.52m at the International Track Meet in Christchurch last weekend. But he will be wary of the constant threat of three-time world c...

Kāpiti Colleges Reg Goston puts away whiteboard pens for last time 11 Feb, 2021 01:11 AM 5 minutes to read Reg Goston. Photo / David Haxton David Haxton is editor of Kapiti Newsdavid.haxton@nzme.co.nz One of Kāpiti Colleges longest serving staff members, Reg Goston, is retiring at the end on the month. Reg, 65, has been a key member of staff for nearly 42 years at the Raumati Beach based college on the Kāpiti Coast. Hes actually been with the college for 47 years when you factor in his stud...

Eliza McCartney at the 2018 Potts Classic Photo: PHOTOSPORT McCartney set a New Zealand all-comers and residents record of 4.85 metres at the same meeting in 2019. However her career in recent years has been plagued by an Achilles tendon injury and this meeting will be important in her efforts to get to the Tokyo Olympics. Shell have competition from Olivia McTaggart and Imogen Ayris who both made it into the top 50 in the world last year with personal best clearances of 4.50m. The standard fo...

New Year Honours 2021: Sportspeople recognised in honours list 30 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 7 minutes to read NZ Herald Ms Deborah (Debbie) Ann Hockley Companion of the NZ Order of Merit for services to cricket Almost 20 years to the day of her greatest triumph in a long and successful cricket career, White Ferns great Debbie Hockley continues to strive in making the womens game as strong as ever in New Zealand. Hockley was first made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 1999 New Year hon...

Arch Jelley: Who would nominate a 98 year old Felicity Reid © RNZ Arch Jelley: Who would nominate a 98 year old Whether it is Olympians or card players asking for Arch Jelleys advice the coaching legend says he takes the same approach - with similar success. Jelley is made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his work as a coach and an administrator in athletics and bridge. "I wondered who on Earth could have nominated a 98-year-old coach, I havent been coaching ...

One-hundred-and-fifty-four people from a variety of sectors including education, sport, health, and science have been honoured. Arch Jelleys reaction to being made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) sums up the athletics super coach to a tee. “I was totally surprised and wondered who on earth could have nominated an 98-year-old coach who hasn’t been coaching runners for the past few years, but is now coaching bridge players,” the ever modest Jelley told Stuff. Athletic...