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New Zealand 800m runner James Preston.
Caption:James Preston in the 800m final at the Potts Classic in Hastings in January.Photo credit:PHOTOSPORTNew Zealand middle-distance runner Peter Snell in action.PHOTOSPORT
New Zealand sprinter Danielle Aitchison breaks a world record in winning gold at the 2024 World Para Athletics World Championships in Japan.
Will Stedman wins gold in the 400m at the para athletic world championships in Kobe, Japan, 19/05/2024. 
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Maia Ramsden from New Zealand is competing in the 1500 meters event at the 2024 World Athletics Championships at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow. (Photo by MI News/NurPhoto) (Photo by MI News / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
George Beamish crosses the line in fifth place in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Hungary.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 27: Tolutau Koula of the Blues is tackled by Kalyn Ponga of the Maroons during game one of the 2026 Men’s State of Origin series between New South Wales Blues and Queensland Maroons at Accor Stadium on May 27, 2026 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JUNE 16: Lionel Messi #10 of Argentina celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group J match between Argentina and Algeria at Kansas City Stadium on June 16, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri.   Charlotte Wilson/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Charlotte Wilson / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Silver Ferns Head Coach Dame Noeline Taurua at the press conference to announce Briony Akle as the Silver Ferns assistant coach, Mount Albert Grammar, Auckland, New Zealand on Friday 24 April 2026 at Mount Albert Grammar, Auckland, New Zealand on Friday 24 April 2026.
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Kiwi supporter Katie Chalmers captures the scene in Los Angeles for the Football World Cup.
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Waitaha in Christchurch.
Bowel cancer survivor Jodie Collins has just received a research grant from the Cancer Society to develop a “prehabilitation” programme to improve outcomes for newly-diagnosed patients.
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