Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Scoop InfoPages
This InfoPage in unregistered, if this is your news page register Athletics New Zealand for InfoPages here.
Athletics New Zealand - Latest News [Page 1]
McCartney On The Podium In Paris
Monday, 29 June 2026, 7:58 am | Athletics New Zealand
McCartney hasn’t occupied a spot on the Diamond League podium since 2023, when she cleared 4.71m in Lausanne for 3rd place. More >>
Paris Diamond League Starts Confirmed For Kiwi Vaulters
Thursday, 25 June 2026, 7:56 am | Athletics New Zealand
In career-best form, Ayris is joined by Olivia McTaggart and Eliza McCartney with the trio recently having their selections confirmed for the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. More >>
Kiwis Eye Win At America's Most Prestigious Ultra
Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 10:38 am | Athletics New Zealand
Jones has run Western States three times and finished top five every time, fifth in 2023, fourth in 2024, and fifth in 2025. His 14:32:29 in 2024 was close to an hour quicker than his debut the year before More >>
Harding & Palmer Break Barriers
Monday, 22 June 2026, 4:11 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Harding joins an elite group under the 1:45 800m mark, including national record holder James Preston (1:44.04), Sir Peter Snell (1:44.3), and Sir John Walker (1:44.92). More >>
19-Strong Team Confirmed World Athletics Under 20 Champs In Eugene
Monday, 22 June 2026, 1:35 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Today's announcement adds five athletes to the team. More >>
Ayris Takes Gold At Ostrava Gold Meeting
Wednesday, 17 June 2026, 1:07 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Imogen Ayris has continued her rich run of form, winning the women’s pole vault overnight at the Ostrava Golden Spike. Ayris cleared 4.75m at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting to take the win by 10cm over her nearest rival. The ... More >>
Zoe Hobbs Returns To Record Setting Track In Ostrava
Tuesday, 16 June 2026, 8:17 am | Athletics New Zealand
The Ostrava Golden Spike, a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting, the second tier of international one-day athletics behind the Diamond League. Held at Městský stadion, Ostrava-Vítkovice, Czech Republic. More >>
Hobbs Flies Onto The Diamond League Podium In Oslo
Thursday, 11 June 2026, 7:56 am | Athletics New Zealand
The Oceania record holder finished in a quality third position, clocking 11.03 (+3.2 m/s) behind Olympic Champion Julian Alfred, who took out the race, and world 200m silver medalist from 2025 Amy Hunt. More >>
Beamish Back On Track In Stockholm
Monday, 8 June 2026, 7:39 am | Athletics New Zealand
Beamish’s result also brings his 8:09.64 NZ and Oceania record into view, as the Kiwi’s early-season form continues on a strong trajectory. More >>
Imogen Ayris Flies To 4.81m
Thursday, 4 June 2026, 8:00 am | Athletics New Zealand
Ayris took three attempts to clear 4.71m, before progressing to 4.81. She required all three attempts at 4.81 before clearing the bar on her final attempt. More >>
Eliza McCartney Kicks Off International Season In Rome
Wednesday, 3 June 2026, 11:38 am | Athletics New Zealand
McCartney will be joined by Olivia McTaggart in the women’s pole vault, with both women lining up against a quality field. Nina Kennedy, the 2024 Olympic champion and winner of last week’s Rabat Diamond League, will enter as a strong favourite. More >>
Ayris Flies To Second In Rabat
Monday, 1 June 2026, 9:32 am | Athletics New Zealand
It was Ayris’s best Diamond League finish of her career and her first time on the podium. Her previous top placing came at this meet in 2025 where she finished in 4th. More >>
Eugene Bound: Kiwi Trio Named For World U20 Championships
Friday, 29 May 2026, 3:39 pm | Athletics New Zealand
The Championships will be held at Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon from 5–9 August 2026. More >>
Five Kiwis Set For Rabat As Beamish Eyes World Champs Rematch
Wednesday, 27 May 2026, 11:21 am | Athletics New Zealand
Rabat is the third leg of the 2026 Wanda Diamond League season, athletics' premier global circuit, spanning 15 meetings across four continents before concluding at the series final in Brussels in September. More >>
Gill & Hobbs Win Gold At Oceania Championships
Friday, 22 May 2026, 11:51 am | Athletics New Zealand
Walsh returns to international outdoor competition for the first time since making history at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland in March, where he claimed his fourth world indoor title and a record-breaking seventh medal More >>
Gill & Hobbs Win Gold At Oceania Championships
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 11:26 am | Athletics New Zealand
Gold medal performances came thick and fast, led by Hobbs on the track and Jacko Gill in the senior men’s shot put, while Ben Bidois claimed victory in the senior men’s 1500m. More >>
Record Team Heads To 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships
Thursday, 14 May 2026, 8:30 am | Athletics New Zealand
New Zealand will field its largest ever team at the Oceania Athletics Championships, with 147 athletes set to compete in Darwin from 18–23 May. More >>
Olympic Champion To Run Red Stag Rotorua Marathon
Wednesday, 29 April 2026, 12:51 pm | Athletics New Zealand
Francis, who, with partner Lucy Spoors, dethroned the reigning Olympic champion Romanians in the women's double sculls final in Paris, is lining up for the 42.2km Red Stag Rotorua Marathon. More >>
Danielle Aitchison Breaks 100m T36 World Record
Sunday, 12 April 2026, 5:16 am | Athletics New Zealand
Aitchison won the race with a performance that was 103.40% of the previous world record. More >>
Historic First Team Selected For World Athletics Relays
Friday, 10 April 2026, 12:46 pm | Athletics New Zealand
The selected team comprises Zoe Hobbs, Tiaan Whelpton, Brooke Somerfield, Lex Revell-Lewis, Jorja Gibbons and Hayato Yoneto. They’re supported by a travelling squad of Georgia Hulls, Shay Veitch, and Samantha Lathwood. More >>
