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The world's oldest person, a 118-year-old Japanese woman, has decided not to take part in the torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics over Covid fears

5 May 2021

The world's oldest person, a 118-year-old Japanese woman, has decided not to take part in the torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics over Covid fears

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Canoe racing New Zealand CEO Tom Ashley's delighted with the depth in men's sprinting
	24 Apr: Canoe racing New Zealand CEO Tom Ashley's delighted with the depth in men's sprinting... more

Canoe Racing New Zealand boss Tom Ashley has saluted the tenacity of the men's K2 1000 pair named for the Tokyo Olympics
	22 Apr: Canoe Racing New Zealand boss Tom Ashley has saluted the tenacity of the men's K2 1000 pair named for the Tokyo Olympics... more

If you've got an aversion to needles, Sarah Walker may have a solution
	20 Apr: If you've got an aversion to needles, Sarah Walker may have a solution... more

Weightlifter David Liti is refusing to get too carried away about his medal prospects at this year's Olympics
	19 Apr: Weightlifter David Liti is refusing to get too carried away about his medal prospects at this year's Olympics... more

Rachael Blackmore has made sporting history by becoming the first woman jockey to ride the winner of the Grand National, the world's greatest steeplechase horse race
	11 Apr: Rachael Blackmore has made sporting history by becoming the first woman jockey to ride the winner of the Grand National, the world's greatest steeplechase horse race... more

A gutsy effort in the final marathon leg lead Braden Currie to victory in the 2021 New Zealand Ironman in Taupo, in a time of seven hours and 57 seconds
	27 Mar: A gutsy effort in the final marathon leg lead Braden Currie to victory in the 2021 New Zealand Ironman in Taupo, in a time of seven hours and 57 seconds... more

The torch relay for the postponed Tokyo Olympics has begun its 121-day journey across Japan
	25 Mar: The torch relay for the postponed Tokyo Olympics has begun its 121-day journey across Japan... more

The fifth-to-first London Olympics double sculling triumph decreed NZ's sporting moment of the decade
	25 Mar: The fifth-to-first London Olympics double sculling triumph of Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan has been decreed New Zealand's sporting moment of the decade at the annual Halberg Awards function in Auckland... more

Double Olympic champion Mahe Drysdale's hopes of a Tokyo swansong have been crushed after missing out on the men's national rowing squad for 2021
	23 Mar: Double Olympic champion Mahe Drysdale's hopes of a Tokyo swansong have been crushed after missing out on the men's national rowing squad for 2021... more

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20 Apr: If you've got an aversion to needles, Sarah Walker may have a solution ++++

24 Apr: Canoe racing New Zealand CEO Tom Ashley's delighted with the depth in men's sprinting ++++

11 Apr: Rachael Blackmore has made sporting history by becoming the first woman jockey to ride the winner of the Grand National, the world's greatest steeplechase horse race +++

19 Apr: Weightlifter David Liti is refusing to get too carried away about his medal prospects at this year's Olympics +++

22 Apr: Canoe Racing New Zealand boss Tom Ashley has saluted the tenacity of the men's K2 1000 pair named for the Tokyo Olympics +++

05 May: The world's oldest person, a 118-year-old Japanese woman, has decided not to take part in the torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics over Covid fears ++

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5 May: Dame patsy reddy gets covid-19 vaccine (RadioNZ)

5 May: Samoa's head of state decision called unconstitutional (RadioNZ)

4 May: Samoa head of state calls for second election (Stuff.co.nz)

4 May: Samoa head of state calls for second election (RadioNZ)

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