Sport
Family link to tournament victory
New Plymouth's Douglas Moores followed in his famous grandfather's footsteps when he won Manawatu-Wanganui Golf's biggest tournament at the Manawatu Golf Club yesterday.Western cruise past rivals
By DANIEL RICHARDSON - Manawatu Standard
12:00pm Western have put everyone on notice in the Lois Muir Challenge after three dominant wins at Auckland over the weekend.
Only two Manawatu teams unbeaten
By DANIEL RICHARDSON - Manawatu Standard
12:00pm Linton and Dannevirke are the only unbeaten Manawatu teams after two rounds of the Western Alliance competition.
Pumas let stockcar title slip from grasp
By TONY COFFIN - Manawatu Standard
12:00pm The Palmerston North Pumas stockcar team threw away a great chance of winning the national title at Te Marua on Saturday night.
Surprise cross-country winner not surprised
By DANIEL RICHARDSON - Manawatu Standard
12:00pm Feilding's Mathew Waghorn was the surprise winner of the under-19 Oceania cross country title on Saturday, but he was always thought he had a chance.
Jeter: Defence vital
Manawatu Jets guard Richard Jeter wants to lift his defence when the Jets host the Bay Hawks at Arena Manawatu tomorrow night.
MacLeod vows more aggression
Manawatu Jets centre Calum MacLeod wasn't going to play this season until a late clearance on a hand injury allowed him to head north for the National Basketball League.
Jets coach relaxed over time frame
Jeter 'destined' to join Jets
Weekend of playoffs looms as season highlight
This weekend is set to be one of the season's highlights with Manawatu hosting the regional interclub playoffs on Saturday and regional intercentre representative playoffs on Sunday.
Manawatu centre title a first for three of the four
The Manawatu Bowling Centre wrapped up its programme of centre events at the weekend with the open men's fours and singles and the women's singles being decided.
Camaraderie a clue to Northern's interclub success
Manawatu on top after annual quadrangular
Minnows in the money at fours tournament
It may have been the major bowls clubs that finally took the titles, but several of our minnows figured prominently along the way in champion-of-champions fours at the weekend.
Tu Toa named Maori team of the year
Tu Toa's national championship-winning netball team capped off an outstanding year by being named team of the year at the Maori sports awards in Manukau City at the weekend.
Liana looks at the big picture
Manawatu's Liana Barrett-Chase isn't going to rush back to face Australia because she has her eye on the next tour.
Pulse coach commits to full-time next season
Ngaia player of the year
Better links for the future
New Netball Manawatu executive officer Louise Clarke wants to build a better relationship with Western Netball to improve pathways for Manawatu representative players.
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Kia Toa gets French flair
A French film crew put their bodies on the line against a bunch of Palmerston North kids playing rugby, all in the name of creating a travel documentary.
Mexted firm on unions stand
Former All Black Murray Mexted has no regrets about making his stand in support of the four endangered unions, including Manawatu, last year.
Here's hoping - Thompson
Sorovaki banned from country
Shelford keen to coach
Wayne Shelford wants to get into coaching at Super rugby level after next year's World Cup in New Zealand.
Phoenix winded by bad call
Wellington Phoenix captain Andrew Durante said it didn't decide the game but Sydney FC skipper Steve Corica said it controlled the match.
Manawatu profit from Auckland's success
Youngheart Manawatu stands to receive $107,000 as its share of the payout from Auckland FC's success at the Fifa Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi.
'Gutless capitulation'
Setback for YoungHeart
Lapse leads to defeat
YoungHeart Manawatu will need to stop leaking goals if they want to make the New Zealand Football Championship playoffs.
Century makers let loose volley of sixes
So many sixes were slammed over the fence by Manawatu century makers Jamie How and Luke Murray in the Hawke Cup cricket defence at Fitzherbert Park on Saturday evening, sentries needed to be posted.
Lethargy lets the minnows slip in
The Hawke Cup has flown away to penguin country, and we're not bitter about it ... really!
Weekend of purest horror on the sidelines
All Blacks triumph in Tri Nations smashfest
Here's a sport we can excel at
Counting against the Wintry Olympics is that they are invariably cold.
Bringing your own banned
The days of packing a chilly bin full of beer and heading to the Awapuni races are no more after racing administrators imposed a blanket BYO ban.
Mitchell's pair looks promising
Bulls owner-breeder and trainer Stewart Mitchell has kept a low profile in recent seasons, but he was to the fore at the Otaki trials on Tuesday.
Mr Mor facing acid test
Encouraging spring trials at Otaki
Fearon listens in from London
The victory by Pentire Lad in the Pioneer/Pilet Contracting 1200 at Awapuni on Saturday attracted considerable overseas interest.
Rehab beds safe for the moment
Boy, 15, stabbed in fight at local skate park
Money raised for Pohangina Valley trees
Jets coach immerses himself in popular Kiwi sports codes
Park pavilion named to honour loyal volunteer
Experts clash over wind farm noise
Courier driver 'not the one being trained'
'Close knit society' helps youth schemes
Shoestring Circus calls for talent
Rural schools fed up with slow internet
'Turbine phobia' drives opponents
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