Transatlantic rowing champion Rob Hamill back in town for Maadi Cup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_C_bgaJ6pU A Maadi Cup novice with a famous rowing father is tearing up the course at Lake Karapiro. Twenty years ago, Kiwi...
Month: March 2017
Dick Wolf at it again with new Chicago show
L-R Philip Winchester, Carl Weathers and Monica Barbaro star in new Chicago show, Chicago Justice Dick Wolf is back with...
Top rower turned boat builder lends a hand at Maadi
Franz Madritsch services and repairs boats at Maadi. Photo: Tom Rowland Boats, as well as rowers, are pushed hard at...
Three generations at Lake Karapiro
Proud grandmother Kath Scully (left) with grandson Alex Andersen and daughter-in-law Erin Andersen at Maadi. Photo: Bridget Kelly There are...
No certainty at Maadi says commentator
Commentator and Cambridge High coach Kirsty Dunhill says the races this Maadi have been closer than usual It's day four...
Maadi Cup volunteer: ‘it’s really nice to actually give back’
Making programme and day sheets for the crowd and the wide range of volunteers at the regatta is just one...
A life beyond rowing: athletes drawn to art
One of the pieces of art featured at the exhibition, by rower Eve Macfarlane who wanted to paint the pain...
Student ambassador having fun at Maadi Cup
University challenge comes with a rowing twist at Maadi. Waikato University is running competitions throughout the regatta, including a rowing...
Adele took my virginity
Adele performs Hello at her last concert in New Zealand. Photo: Emelyn Mchardy Adele set fire to the rain. She...
Parents a driving force behind the Maadi Cup
At the back of the Wanganui Collegiate rowing tent, Alix and Mark Taylor are hard at work keeping the rowers...
Wanganui Collegiate athletes eat heaps for Maadi
Rowing Coach Tyler Scott with some of his Wanganui Collegiate athletes. Photo: Tom Rowland Walking around the paths of Lake...
New Zealand Defence Force wants you, rowers
Chief Petty Officer Mike Pope talks to students from Hamilton Boys' High School about careers in the Defence Force. Photo:...
Rugby games and retail therapy
Viarni, who can steal a date and still be the nicest bachelorette. It’s the fourth episode, and divisions between the...
‘Underdogs’ Shirley Boys’ in familiar territory
Rowing captain James Alexander, 17, is in the semifinals alongside his teammate Jake Luthi after winning their heat. Photo: Cory...
Sanson rows towards scholarship
Junine Sanson has high hopes for her son Bradley. Photo; Bridget Kelly. Wanganui Collegiate rower Bradley Sanson started rowing in...
Coxing is ‘a huge trust thing’
Saint Peter's coxswain duo Brook Houston, left, and Annabelle Mcguire say there's a lot more to their role than people...
Tirau take in Shirley boys as their own
James Alexandar and Lee-Ann Venis of Shirley Boys'. Photo: Cory Brown. Shirley Boys' arrived in Tirau on Saturday morning from...
Ernest the iceberg comes to town
Photo: Supplied Kiwi adventurer and artist Joseph Michael brought Antarctica to life by projecting an iceberg onto the walls of...
Yarns are spun and sparks fly
Lily, whose yarns are winning the heart of Zac, and New Zealand. Two weeks into The Bachelor NZ and once...
Deputy Labour leader Jacinda Ardern to address Press Club
Newly appointed Labour deputy leader Jacinda Ardern is guest speaker at the next Wintec Press Club free lunch extravaganza in...
Young Hamilton Boys’ standouts looking to win silverware at Maadi
Hamilton Boys' High Schoolrowing director Glenn Ross. Photo: Ben Flood Rowing heavyweights Hamilton Boys' High School are heading into...
Hauraki Plains College build on Maadi success
Back for more this year are, from left, Annabelle Prescott, Stella Clayton-Greene, Scott McDermott and Marc McDermott, all 17. Photo: Emelyn...
Young Dio squad taper off for Maadi Cup week
The Waikato Diocesan rowing team are ready for the 2017 Maadi cup after an intense season of training. Photo: Ruby...
Enjoy Easter, and happy reading from the Waikato Independent team
Catch up with our full range of stories while we're catching up with some rest: Things will be slow for...