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Big league blues

Manurewa Marlins Rugby League club  boasts bumper numbers but has run out of teams to play against. Rowena Orejana explores options to bolster the competition. ...
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Wind in their sails

It's all hands on deck for a bunch of boat-building students who've built a high-tech racing yacht, writes Michael Smith. The future of New Zealand boating is in good hands ...
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Camplin champions

Sophie Bond speaks to a pair of teens who have little spare time, thanks to a demanding training regime for the upcoming Surf Lifesaving Championships. A nippy breeze cruises the ...
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Last lap for famed old Springs track

Love it or hate it, the Speedway has been part of Auckland summers for 80 years. But its luck may be about to run out, John Landrigan discovers. Driving at ...
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Races run by island time

UPDATED: One of Auckland's best loved family sports events is on next Sunday* - on an island not too far away. The Onetangi Beach Races has been going on and off ...
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50 years of courting

Time to party - Henderson Squash Club is turning 50. Its members tell Rowena Orejana it is one of the best facilities of its kind, citywide. The air is a ... More

Longboarders' need for speed

Hold on tight. Albany's Rollercoaster downhill skateboarding competition will be a ride you won't forget, warns Debrin Foxcroft. Scars on Joseph Karchemney's knee tell a story of hitting a guard ...
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Gone ... fishing

A keen Greenhithe fisherman was gutted when his yacht was burgled. But thanks to police handiwork, he is out with his rods again, reports Valerie Schuler. Malcolm Black didn't think ...
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Tepid plan turns chilly

City swimmers feel the council may put them out in the cold. Sean Gillespie reports. Elena Krivoshapko, a regular Tepid Baths user, is unimpressed by the Auckland City Council's four-year ...
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Coastin' along for a decade

It started when a few mates wanted to get fit; now it's a massive event. Valerie Schuler meets the Motley Crew who spawned the coastal fun run For a bunch ...
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