Government / Sport More than 10,000 wild goats culled in national competition, taking three-year total past 33,000 Hunter-led event backed by DOC and the Deerstalkers Association drew 863 participants, including 211 under-18s and two ministers, and reports shifting habits toward goat control.
Government / Sport Duane Kale appointed Sport NZ Chair, set to lead High Performance Sport board The IPC vice president and former Paralympian steps up from deputy chair, succeeding Raewyn Lovett.
Law Enforcement / Sport Flame of Hope to be carried through central Christchurch on Tuesday ahead of Special Olympics Opening Ceremony Police and Special Olympics athletes will lead a midday torch run from Victoria Square to the Bridge of Remembrance before the Games open at Wolfbrook Arena on Wednesday.
Law Enforcement / Sport Flame of Hope to move through Dunedin and Invercargill this weekend ahead of Special Olympics The Law Enforcement Torch Run brings Police and Special Olympics athletes together on Saturday in Dunedin and Sunday in Invercargill, marking the countdown to the National Summer Games.
Law Enforcement / Sport Flame of Hope to cross central Nelson on Saturday as Special Olympics torch run arrives The Law Enforcement Torch Run leaves Nelson Police station at 9.15am, led by local Special Olympics athletes alongside Police.
Law Enforcement / Sport Flame of Hope to travel from Lower Hutt to Parliament, with a leg by police boat The Wellington leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run brings Special Olympics athletes, police and supporters together on a road-and-sea route ahead of the national games.
Law Enforcement / Sport Flame of Hope to run through Palmerston North on 8 November Police and Special Olympics athletes will carry the torch from the Palmerston North Police Station to The Square, with the public encouraged to line the route.
Law Enforcement / Sport Flame of Hope to be carried through Napier in Law Enforcement Torch Run this Saturday Police and Special Olympics athletes will set off from Anderson Park at 1pm as the nationwide relay moves through Hawke’s Bay.
Government / Sport Sports-focused charter school to open at Upper Hutt’s NZCIS in 2026 The New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa will start with football and rugby programmes, partnering with Wellington Phoenix, as the Government expands the charter school network to 15.
Government / Sport Government extends $300-per-child sport hardship grants for a year with $3m top-up The one-year extension keeps Active Me – Kia Tū going while longer-term funding is worked out and Sport NZ examines sport affordability.
Law Enforcement / Sport Flame of Hope to pass through central and south Auckland this weekend ahead of Special Olympics The Law Enforcement Torch Run will stage three Auckland legs as part of a nationwide relay leading into December’s Special Olympics Games in Christchurch.
Government / Sport Government puts $5m into roofing Parnell tennis arena; council cash helped clear old grandstand The first spend from the Government’s Major Events and Tourism Package will help cover the Manuka Doctor Tennis Arena, with the mayor renewing his push for a visitor bed levy.
