Mountain Biking
Mountain bike trails put new spin on Whanganui farm
Tom Oskam has built mountain bike trails in Australia and Canada and has returned to his family land on the Whanganui River to create tracks through the regenerating forest. The old woolshed is now… Video, Audio
Calling Home: Dr Lisa Fletcher in Kathmandu
Lisa Fletcher moved to Kathmandu with her husband, Leighton, and their children, Annabel and Elliot, in 2019. Eight months later the pandemic struck, and now Nepal, like India, is in the midst of a… Audio
International businessman gifts reserve, bike park to NZ
An 860 hectare mountain bike park worth about $22 million has been gifted to the New Zealand public. An international investor has transferred the land south of Nelson to the Department of… Video, Audio
Calling Home: Natasha Lockey in Canada
Kiwi expat Natasha Lockey came across her current home, Rossland, which is in the Kootenay Rockies Region in British Columbia, after reading about the place in snowboard magazines in the 1990s. She… Audio
Sam Gaze’s actions overshadow impressive win
A stoush between the kiwi gold and silver medallists has overshadowed New Zealand mountain bikers taking out three of the top four spots in the Commonwealth games yesterday. Video, Audio
Sam Gaze: 'I need to right my wrongs'
Sam Gaze says the backlash to him flipping the bird at fellow mountain biker Anton Cooper has taught him a life lesson about being a man, and he will work hard to be a better person before he works at… Video, Audio
Gaze apologises after outburst at mountain biking team-mate
Sam Gaze, who won the gold medal in the men's mountain biking race, has apologised to silver medallist and NZ team-mate Anton Cooper after accusing him of bad sportsmanship at the Gold Coast… Audio
Gold silver double for mountainbikers
Sam Gaze and Anton Cooper finished first and second in the men's mountain biking - repeating their one-two Glasgow performance on the Gold Coast. Video, Audio
Mountain biking a boon for regions
Mountain biking in Nelson is having a boom. The region's beautiful scenery means it's a great spot to take a ride, and it's bringing in tourists and their dollars. Audio, Gallery
Gaze goes back to back in Cairns
Cambridge rider Sam Gaze has won his second under-23 men's cross-country title at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Cairns.
Is mountain biking the new golf?
A boom in mountain biking has led to a massive jump in the number of people getting injured. ACC figures obtained by Insight show more than 7,500 claims for mountain biking related injuries were made… Audio
Injury rate at Christchurch bike park causing concern
Patrick Morgan of the Cycling Action Network joins the panel on the high injury rate at a Christchurch bike park. Audio
Doctor who died while mountain biking mourned
Whanganui doctor Chris Cresswell, who died while mountain biking on Saturday, is being praised for his medical and community work.
Southern Hemisphere's largest mountain bike park opens
The largest mountain bike park in the Southern Hemisphere opened its doors to the public in Christchurch today.
Deal opens up spectacular bike trail
Hundreds of mountain bikers will get to use a spectacular trail - until now open only to a few - under a deal between a Nelson club and a private landower.
Whareroa Farm
On weekends and on summer evenings, the carpark at Whareroa Farm on the Kapiti Coast is full. Mountain bikers, walkers and families enjoy the farm. However, ten years ago it was about to be subdivided… Video, Audio
Midday Sports News for 10 June 2016
The Auckland opening batsman Jeet Raval is the sole new cap in the New Zealand test cricket squad for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa. Audio
Rotorua bike fest defies gravity
Anointed by dirt and powered by passion is the mantra of international mountain biking event Crankworx, which starts in Rotorua today. Audio
Crankworx World Tour kicks off in Rotorua
Anointed by dirt and powered by passion is the mantra of the international mountain biking event, Crankworx, which starts in Rotorua today. Audio
Survival of the Fittest
Just three years before his podium finish at the Crankworx mountain bike festival in Whistler, Canada, Jamie Nicoll was trapped in a harness engulfed in flames on the side of a ravine in remote… Audio, Gallery