Eddie Murphy Latest Victim of Snowboarding Death Hoax
Aaron Couch The comedian is one in a line of celebrities falselysaid to have died in a Swiss snowboarding accident. read more
Debari, Charlet, Smoothy, Paaso win FWT Cham
At the first European stop of the 2012 Freeride World Tour, held in Chamonix, France, on Monday, New Zealand's Sam Smoothy and American Jackie Paaso won the ski division, while Chamonix's own Jonathan Charlet and American Maria Debari took the snowboard wins. Chamonix received a 32-inch storm on Friday night, which closed the resort and postponed the big-mountain contest until Monday. Due to the ...
I Am Giant head on summer tour
London-based rockers I Am Giant are back in New Zealand for a tour that will take then from the top of country to the bottom.
2012 Youth Winter Olympics begins Friday with eight Utahns competing
Park City snowboarder Max Raymer performs a jump at a course in Cardona, New Zealand. The 16-year-old is representing Team USA in slopestyle snowboarding at the inaugural Youth Winter Olympics at Innsbruck, Austria. Photo by Brandon Hunt.
Caddies recall first Tiger shot that amazed
It only took Mike "Fluff" Cowan one tournament as the caddie for Tiger Woods to see a shot he had never seen.
Swimming: Wellington man swims Lake Wakatipu
Three years on from his failed attempt to become the first person to swim the length of Lake Wakatipu, Wellington Man Ben Campbell-MacDonald has conquered the 80km odyssey.Clad in three layers of thermals, wetsuit and booties and...
First person to swim Lake Wakatipu
Three years on from his failed attempt to become the first person to swim the length of Lake Wakatipu, Wellington man Ben Campbell-MacDonald has succeeded in his 80km challenge. read more
The Naked and Famous to appear on SSX soundtrack
In a demonstration of their upcoming extreme snowboarding game, SSX, EA revealed this afternoon that New Zealand's own The Naked and Famous were to appear on the soundtrack. They were also featured in EA's most recent football game, FIFA 12.
Skifield owner pressured to return cash
The owner of the South Island's Cardrona skifield is coming under pressure from one of its leading shareholders to return cash to shareholders or delist from the Australian Securities Exchange.
Custom-fit style at Burton Open
Robby Balharry is a man of the road. During the snowboarding season, the 21-year-old Canmore native rarely gets to spend more than a day or two at a time in the comfy confines of the mountain town.
