Paralympics
On The Up: Corey Peters determined to extend medal-winning streak at Winter Paralympics
The 42-year-old admits Milano Cortina will likely be his final Winter Paralympics.
Latest from Italy
Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Toddler with faulty transplant that shocked Italy dies
Prosecutors are investigating six medical staff after the heart was allegedly damaged.
Kiwis in action: Last chance for medals at Winter Olympics
All the Kiwi athletes in action at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.
'Heartbreaking': Kiwi Olympian breaks collarbone in scary crash
Melville Ives left the halfpipe on a stretcher, while the women's final has been delayed.
Luxury Italian furniture giant to open $3.5m flagship in Auckland design hub
Molteni&C is a leading Italian designer furniture brand founded over 90 years ago.
Watch: Kiwi gold medal hope stretchered off course; Harrington finishes ninth
Fin Melville Ives had a major crash in the men's freeski halfpipe qualifying rounds.
The angry Olympics: Why the Winter Games have been so controversial
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified over a war tribute helmet.
'Sport is not separate from politics': Ukrainian Kiwis condemn Paralympics' Russia move
Six Russians and four Belarusians can compete with flags and anthems.
Australia Olympic TV reporter apologises after slurring words
Channel Nine’s Danika Mason admitted she 'had a drink' before her sports update.
'A special athlete': Sadowski-Synnott secures slopestyle silver; Menzies finishes seventh
Sadowski-Synnott is now tied for the second-most-decorated Kiwi Olympian with five medals
'Craziest big air final ever': Luca Harrington misses out on medal in high-scoring final
The final unfolded in blizzard, sleet and delays on a wild night in the snow.
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott Olympic slopestyle final postponed after snowfall
The competition has been rescheduled and will be held about 24 hours later than expected.
A 400th birthday: St Peter's Basilica gets terrace cafe, translated Mass
The world’s largest church was consecrated on November 18, 1626.
Explainer: The ‘cheating’ scandals and secret filming claims that rocked curling
World Curling has added roaming umpires to police stone deliveries in Cortina.
Three things we learned from the Six Nations
Huw Jones scored two of Scotland's four tries in their 31-20 win over England.
Luca Harrington into freeski big air final with medal chance alive
He joins Zoi Sadowski-Synnott and Dane Menzies as Kiwi finalists today.
Kiwis top slopestyle qualifiers, Robinson out of medals
Alice Robinson sat 10th after run one but faded out of medal contention.
Winter Olympics runs out of condoms as 10,000 are snapped up in three days
At Paris 2024, athletes received 300,000 condoms or about 30 each.
'Really sad': Cam Melville Ives misses out on medal in snowboard halfpipe final
The Kiwi attempted many big tricks but couldn't land the medal-securing blow.
'I’m no longer fighting': How a Kiwi athlete won ultra trail-running's biggest prize
Ruth Croft on running around Mt Blanc in 23 hours, overcoming bulimia and her zen bubble.
Winners & Losers: Lindsey Vonn's foolish move should not be celebrated
Rating the highs and lows of the first week of action from Milan.
Alice Robinson finishes out of the medals in Super-G
Robinson finished tied eighth in the 43-strong field, 1.03s off gold.
Ex-girlfriend responds to message from cheating Olympian
Lægreid confessed the affair last week, just days before his bronze medal.
'Hard to watch it': Kiwi reflects on Canadian axing; eyes SailGP success with Italy
The Kiwi driver has featured in every SailGP season to date across four different teams.
'Not very great experiences': The tough lessons learnt as Robinson eyes Olympic success
'The last Olympics was probably one of the hardest ski-racing experiences I've ever had.'
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott rode through 3-month-old bone injury to claim Olympic silver
The 24-year-old is now focused on defending her slopestyle gold title from Beijing 2022.
'Most touching moment': Kiwi freeski star's emotional celebration
He became only the fourth New Zealander ever to win a Winter Olympic medal.
Lip-sync storm: Mariah Carey roasted for phonetic Italian singing
Viewers said the 'We Belong Together' singer’s stiff performance was distracting.
Tearful Winter Olympics medal winner confesses to cheating on girlfriend
He called the tearful TV interview 'social suicide' to prove his remorse.
Watch: Kiwi Luca Harrington’s dramatic final run snares Olympic bronze
The Kiwi freestyle skier left his best until the last run.