By Tom Degun in ChristchurchJanuary 31 - New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) chief executive Steve Tew has

New Zealand are dominant forces in both men's and women's rugby but Tew warned that neither can rest

The expectation is that New Zealand should grab a double-gold.Their men's team has won all four Commonwealth

a scarcity of sevens rugby on the female de but the Black Ferns' dominance of the XVs game suggests New

Zealand has the ideal launching pad.But New Zealand Sevens coach Gordon Tietjens, says such thinking

Dubai is another major building block on the road to Rio 2016December 2009: China and US both want New

30 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships in Christchurch in New

Zealand has come to a close with relatively low key banquet here at the CBS Canterbury Arena that saw

a traditional New Zealand farewell following a day marred by controversy.

Athletics World Championship debut on a wet and windy day eight here at the QEII Stadium in Christchurch, New

Zealand as he claimed gold in the men's 400 metre T36 to pick-up his third medal of the competition.

on the penultimate day of competition in Christchurch as Bethany Woodward also claimed victory in a new

January 28 - Britain's  Shelley Rudman has set up a thrilling climax to the final round of the Skeleton World Cup by narrowing the gap at the top of the leaderboard to just 11 points.

by Martins Durkurs of Latvia in 2.16.54 with Germany's Frank Rommel taking silver and Ben Sandford, New

Zealand, bronze.Related storiesJanuary 2011: Rudman claims European bob skeleton titleJanuary 2011

Championships at the QE II Stadium here as he claimed gold in the men's javelin throw F57/58 with a new

Stephens added he has thoroughly enjoyed being part of a successful British team in New Zealand."

I'm really happy with a silver medal and to set a new personal best," said Warner."

By Tom Degun in ChristchurchJanuary 26 - Members of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have arrived in Moscow for an update on progress for the Sochi 2014 Games - even though one of the city's major airports was rocked by a terrorist blast earlier this week.

productive for the IPC.After flying to Moscow straight from the IPC Athletics World Championships here in New

Zealand, Gonzalez said: "With less than four years to go until the Paralympic Winter Games, this third

By Tom Degun in ChristchurchJanuary 26 - Britain's David Weir showed he is back to best as at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships as he picked up his second gold medal of the event with victory in the 1500 metres T54 race today.

With 1,600 people packed into the QE II Stadium here in Christchurch, New Zealand, Weir produced a

By Tom Degun in ChristchurchJanuary 25 - Lamine Diack (pictured), President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), told insidethegames the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) postponing the decision on the future of the Olympic Stadium is not a problem.

This postponement is not a problem," said Diack, who is here in New Zealand to watch the International

By Tom Degun in ChristchurchJanuary 25 - Libby Clegg spearheaded the British charge on day four of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships here as the visually impaired sprinter picked up gold in the women's T12 100 metres.

F44/46 long jump final, claimed another podium finish.The 26-year-old Reid, who was actually born in New

Zealand but competes for Britain by virtue of her parents, said: "This is such a great feeling as this

By Tom Degun in ChristchurchJanuary 24 - Barry Maister (pictured), New Zealand's only current International

Zealand taking place in June, July and August a Christchurch-Queenstown Games would appear a logical

Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) after ten years, is almost certain the country does not have the capacity

Zealand host a Winter Olympic Games actually needs to go to a Winter Olympic Games."

Zealand."

Zealand gold medal-winning team at the Montreal 1976 Games, sits on the IOC Bid Evaluation Commission

By Tom Degun in ChristchurchJanuary 24 - Britain's Richard Whitehead emphatically shrugged off the controversy regarding his participation in the marathon event here at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships as he claimed a superb and surprise victory in the men's 200 metres T42 event.

start but accelerated down the final straight to storm pass the rest of the field and claim gold in a new

while Ukraine's Roman Pavlyk finished third in 12.26 but Rushgrove admitted he was delighted to be in New

Australia took silver with a jump of 5.55 to finish ahead of the 26-year-old Reid, who was actually born in New

Zealand but competes for Britain.Meanwhile, Hazel Robson, Bethy Woodward, Katrina Hart, and Jenny McLoughlin

By Tom Degun in ChristchurchJanuary 23 - Fiona Pickering, the chief executive of Paralympics New Zealand

Pickering added that she believes that hosting the 10-day event in New Zealand will provide a huge boost

As the chief executive of Paralympics New Zealand, I'm obviously delighted to have it here and I truly

Zealand."

Zealand Prime Minister opens IPC Athletics World ChampionshipsJanuary 2011: Early morning earthquakes

Missing Paralympic teams clear visa problem hurdles to compete at World ChampionshipsJanuary 2011: New

January 23 - Fiji, who missed last year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, now face the threat of being

excluded from this year's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand because the country's military regime has attempted

of a lottery conducted by the FRU to raise funds for the nation's participation in the World Cup in New

Zealand in September and October.

findings and said issues around the lottery should remain between the FRU and the Commission.Fiji missed New

2009: Fiji threaten legal action over Commonwealth Games exclusionNovember 2009: Fiji set to miss New

By Mike RowbottomJanuary 23 - Anna Watkins and Katherine Grainger, world champions in the double scull and unbeaten in 2010, were named World Rowing Female Crew of the Year tonight, while Tom Aggar also earned an award for Britain as World Adaptive Crew of the year for the second time running.

were praised for winning their world title in "dominating style" at the World Championships in New

 Zealand last November.Meanwhile, single sculler Aggar, the reigning Paralympic and world champion

New Zealand's Dicks Tonks was chosen as coach of the year.In 2010 Tonks was a big part of the then medals

won by New Zealand at the World Rowing Championships.

January 23 - Britain's Tom Aggar has been voted World Adaptive Crew of the year for the second time running by FISA.

to have a good string of results," he said.Aggar won gold at the 2010 World Rowing Championships in New

Zealand, 13 seconds ahead of the rest of the field.He claimed the sport, which only made its Paralympic