By David GoldJanuary 17 - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has announced that the total prize money for the 2012 World Triathlon Series will be in excess of $2 million (£1.25 million/€1.5 million), an increase of 15 per cent on the previous year.

race during the series will be $170,000 (£107,000/€129,000), apart from the final event in Auckland, New

Zealand, for which $270,000 (£170,000/€205,000) is on offer.Prize money will be offered all the way

By Duncan MackayJanuary 13 - Canadian Alpine skier Alexandra Starker has won the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) Athlete of the Month award for December, it has been announced. 

title, who had 48 per cent of the vote.Also nominated with Australian wheelchair racer Kurt Feanrley, New

Zealand Alpine skier Adam Hall, Polish nordic skier Katarzyna Rogowiec and Germany's Andrea 

By Tom Degun in InnsbruckJanuary 13 - The 70 nations attending the inaugural Youth Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck have named their flag bearers for the Opening Ceremony tonight at the Bergisel Stadium.

Freestyle ski star Beau James will carry the flag for New Zealand after the 17-year-old was selected

by New Zealand Chef de Mission Peter Wardell."

As the flag bearer, Beau will be someone that all the New Zealand youth athletes can look to for leadership

rugby ("a sport that is in my bones") is currently held in such opprobrium, the off-field cavorting in New

Zealand compounded by Danny Care's recent peccadillo, Woodward seems happy to have settled into a new

The squad includes 16-year-old freestyle skier Katie Summerhayes (pictured) in the ski halfpipe, a new

Zealand.

It will be such a big thing and take the game to a whole new level.

Australian archery squad in dominating at the Oceania Olympic qualifying tournament, held in Masterton, New

Zealand.

Olympic spots after finishing fourth in the men's and women's competitions respectively, with the hosts New

Zealand opting not to compete.Contact the writer of this story at [email protected]

Michael Johnson (pictured), Jayne Parsons, Sophie Pascoe and Daniel Sharp will go head to head in the new

disabled sportsperson of the year category of New Zealand's Halberg Awards.

BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester last year.The Halberg Awards recognise sporting excellence in New

Zealand and aim to raise awareness and proceeds for disability community work.The winner could also

gold medallist and member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has been named on the 2012 New

Years Honours list by becoming an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

The 63-year-old Maister, who was New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) general secretary for 10 years

Zealand Order of Merit is awarded to "those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rendered meritorious

Zealand's organising body, is also among the new Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit.Sir Graham

(pictured), 65, stepped down in October after New Zealand had secured the Webb Ellis Cup for the first

Zealand Order of Merit for services to sporting administration.Contact the writer of this story at mike.rowbottom

By David GoldJanuary 3 - Athletics Tanzania is battling financial constraints in the build-up to the London 2012 Olympic Games with secretary general Suleiman Nyambui (pictured) complaining that they have no plan for a pre-Games camp.

the exception of Montreal in 1976 when they joined the African boycott in protest over a tour by the New

Zealand All Blacks rugby team to South Africa, which was banned at the time.That robbed the country

 In Bayi's absence, the title went ironically to New Zealand's John Walker, who Bayi had beaten

Olympics, who boycotted the Games along with 16 other African nations in protest at the participation of New

Zealand, whose rugby players had competed against the then apartheid South Africa.Speaking in the library

Little Houghton, Davidge - a lawyer, and former High Sheriff of Northamptonshire - recalled how the New

Zealand Chef de Mission had come to him for advice in the days preceding the Opening Ceremony in Montreal

New Zealand did stand firm – something for which John Walker, who won the 1500 metres gold, was particularly

By Tom DegunDecember 27 - The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) have announced the recipients of the

The New Zealand Olympic Committee is right behind them and wishes them well on the road to London next

I value the support of the New Zealand Olympic Committee and I am looking forward to the challenge of

If I am successful then I will do everything to make New Zealand proud."

following the news that Christchurch will host the official 2012 Olympic Welcome Home event for Team New

2011: London 2012 funding boost for New Zealand athletes hit by Christchurch earthquake

By David GoldDecember 25 - Britain's women's hockey squad has been announced for the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Champions Trophy, taking place in Rosario, Argentina, from January 28 to February 5.

world number one Netherlands, as well as China and Japan.Pool B includes Germany, the hosts Argentina, New

Zealand and South Korea.There is plenty of experience in the British ranks with the likes of Alex Danson

25 - Beijing 2008 gold medallist Tom Ashley has revealing that he will not be challenging Yachting New

Tobin's announcement as the New Zealand representative caused controversy over the selection criteria

and Paralympics, are the big winners in the 2012 investment announcement by High Performance Sport New

Zealand (HPSNZ).

HPSNZ acting chief executive Martin Toomey says the focus of the announcement is on London 2012 with new

We're really excited by how New Zealanders have been performing on the world stage and we know we've

Some new investment has been channelled into sports which have been producing great results on the world

higher overheads and some of the increased investment reflects that," Toomey explainedMeanwhile New

Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) for its sevens programme will support full-time rugby sevens coaching staff

By Declan WarringtonDecember 21 - On Boxing Day, Australia's Kurt Fearnley will join 23 crew members aboard the Investec Loyal for a 628-nautical mile challenge from Sydney to Derwent River, Hobart - the latest adventure in his remarkable life.

Chicago title, McFadden earns London 2012 spotSeptember 2011: Fearnley lines up to try to regain New

comfortable road-race victory in FloridaDecember 2010: Aussie Fearnley will have "home advantage" in New

Zealand claims Hug 

By David GoldDecember 20 - Members of the public had the chance to begin Christmas with a bang by getting their hands on one of 50 pairs of tickets, released by Cadbury's from a giant party popper, to the London 2012 Olympic Games at Westfield Stratford today.

Wenlock and Mandeville to be turned into chocolate and jelly babiesSeptember 2010: Cadbury launch new

2012 initiativeAugust 2010: Exclusive - Cadbury to launch £50 million London 2012 campaign with new

TV advertJanuary 2010: Cadbury to sponsor New Zealand for London 2012