You playing any sport this winter season? Rugby, soccer, netball? We have a selection of great books on sports skills. Come in and check them out. I was looking at a great book today that has step-by-step guides to essential rugby techniques like tackling, scrums, lineouts and keeping possession of the ball! Any body would [...]

Sports are cool, there are lots to choose from and they’re fun to play. We want to know which sport you think is the most fun to play (or watch). So vote on our poll and tell us what you think. If your favourite sport isn’t on the poll then send us a comment telling us [...]

Looking for something to do this Sunday? If you want fun and exercise all rolled into one and you have a bike and you know how to ride it then Bike the Bays is for you! Rides start from Waitangi Park at 9am – you can ride to Scorching Bay, Evans Bay Marina or take [...]

Today is the 20th birthday of bungy jumping! 20 years ago people jumped off the Kawarau Bridge for the first time. People must have thought they were crazy, but we’re still doing it! The bungy cord was invented by AJ Hackett, check out this book for more information about him.
 
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Football – or, as we usually call it, Soccer - has become a really popular game in New Zealand, with loads of new kids taking up the sport. Even if you have never played in a team I’m sure you have kicked a ball around with your friends at the park and have had lots of fun doing [...]

Hi! This poll is for all you Olympics fans! Which sports have you enjoyed watching so far? Vote on our poll to let us know what you think. You could also comment on this post to let us know what your favourite bits have been so far!
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Currently there are 28 summer sports on the Olympic Games programme for this year. Approximately 10,500 athletes are expected to participate in this year’s games. Did you know that the 28 summer sports break down into 302 events?! Some of the sports are: archery, athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball, beach volleyball, boxing, canoe/kayak flatwater, canoe/kayak slalom, cycling BMX, cycling mountain bike, cycling [...]

Wow! Not many days till the Olympics now! Are you going to watch them? Daria Joura is just 18! Her coach reckons that she will be able to pick up a medal at this year’s games in Beijing! She started gymnastics when she was just 4 years old. Both of her parents are coaches. She was [...]

Lauren Mitchell is nearly 17. She is going to compete at Beijing this year: she’s representing Australia. She began gymnastics 9 years ago because it looked fun! Have a look at this footage of her in this pre-Olympic test in 2007, and this in 2008. It’s so smooth and clever. Imagine being able to throw your [...]

Hey, there’s a 10-year-old going to the Olympics!! His name is Gandalf. Ok, ok I admit it…… he’s a horse (a gelding)…… but he’s a goer. He will be Mark Todd’s horse for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He’s grey, and he arrived in the South Island to train with Mark Todd at the end of January. [...]