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New Otago Daily Times’ business writer Steve Davie has come full circle. When Allied Press was founded in 1979, Mr Davie was writing for the...

A Taranaki schoolgirl is setting lifetime bests in swimming in almost every big competition she competes in - and is eyeing a tantalisingly close world record

After winning gold in London in 2012 and Rio four years later, Carrington could have been excused if her prowess had faded in the five years following. But the seven-time world champion in the shortest distance remained untouchable, trouncing the world's elite in an Olympic-best time of 38.12 seconds – finishing almost a kayak-length clear of Spain's Teresa Portela with Denmark’s Emma Jorgensen third. She then teamed up with Caitlin Regal and smashed the world’s best time when winning gold in the K2 500 final in 1:35.785, with Poland taking silver and Hungary bronze. Only one woman ...

There isn't much Professor Dave Gerrard hasn't done when it comes to the Olympic Games, having attended the first Tokyo Olympics in 1964 as an athlete (where he reached the 200m butterfly semifinals) and going on to serve as a chef mission, team doctor and medical commissioner at nine subsequent Olympics. Gerrard's role in Tokyo this time is as medical commissioner for Fina (the international body for swimming and water polo). He's with us from Tokyo for an update on all the latest happenings from the 28th Summer Olympic Games. Photo: Photosport Ltd Professor Gerrard won gold in the 220 yards...

Kiwi surfer Ella Williams is out on the waves, after Emma Twigg cruised to victory in the fourth quarterfinal of the women's single sculls. In other New Zealand results: surfer Billy Stairmand finished third in heat 2 - goes to round two and swimmer Lewis Clareburt finished 7th in themen's 400m individual medley final. In the rowing ROWING Olivia Loe, Eve Macfarlane, Georgia Nugent-O'Leary & Ruby Tew (women's quad sculls, repechage 1, finished third - go to B final) Emma Twigg (women's single sculls, quarterfinal 4, finished first - goes to A/B semifinal) Jordan Parry (men's single sculls, qu...