He may be young, but 14 year old D’Artagnan Gould says it was his experience that helped him get into the right mindset to claim his third consecutive Oceania Karate Championship gold medal recently. D’Artagnan won his third gold medal in...
Mervyn Bint has been umpiring hockey in Northland since 1978 but he is not slowing down any time soon. Bint (75) is heavily involved with most aspects of umpiring within Northland Hockey, being part of the umpires committee, doing the weekly...
Tony Munroe knows it will take a lot of hard work to reach his goal at the IVF Va’a Waka Ama World Sprint Championships in Tahiti in July but that is something he is not afraid of. Munroe qualified to represent...
The chorus of parents encouraging their children as they run up and down the fields or courts across Northland is a sound many of us are familiar with on a Saturday morning but have you ever thought about what effect...
She won a gold medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games as part of the women’s Black Sticks team and now Whangarei hockey star Ella Gunson is back home to celebrate where it all began. Ella will be part of the...
You can’t fault Whangarei’s Luke Brooke-Smith’s determination as he plans a trip to Azerbaijan in June for his fourth UCI BMX World Championship, at just nine years of age. Luke followed his father’s footsteps into BMX racing three and a half...
He played for Northland and the Blues before a recurring back injury prematurely ended his playing career, but now Cameron Goodhue is succeeding on the sidelines as head coach of the premier Kamo rugby side. Arriane Christie caught up with...
Phil Marsh was appointed general manager of Rugby League Northland last month but his love for the game started when he was a young boy. Hailing from the Hokianga, rugby league is a family affair for Phil, whose father used...