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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 Classic in Whanganui last month, he produced some tantalisingly close attempts at New Zealand record ma...

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 advertisement for the strength in depth of New Zealand athletics. In one of the first track events of ...

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 champion Walsh, who has improved in distance in each of his outings this season. The 28-year-old star...

Kāpiti College's 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 College's 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. He's actually been with the college for 47 years when you factor in his student years there. Staying in one job for such a long time is a bit of a rarity nowadays but Reg ha...

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. She'll 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 for entry to the Olympic Games is 4.70m. The Potts Classic meeting has been upgraded in status meanin...