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A major boost for grass-roots sport Shines the spotlight on volunteers and regional sports development

New Zealand will lodge a comprehensive and compelling bid to host the Rugby World Cup 2011, it was announced today in Wellington.

Sport and Recreation Minister Trevor Mallard congratulated the parliamentary press gallery today for narrowly beating Labour MPs in the week-long challenge leading up to Push Play Day tomorrow (Friday November 5).

Sport and Recreation Minister Trevor Mallard has put his feet where his mouth is, mid-way through a Push Play challenge between Labour MPs and the parliamentary press gallery in the lead-up to Push Play Day.

Forty-eight talented athletes from the lower South Island will tonight be presented with Prime Minister's Scholarships to help them reach their sporting and educational goals, Prime Minister Helen Clark and Sport and Recreation Minister Trevor Mallard announced.

The government is backing New Zealand’s elite athletes with a new multi-million dollar grants system.

The government is investing an extra $30 million in building a healthy and active New Zealand

Forty-nine talented athletes from the Upper North Island will tonight be presented with Prime Minister's Sporting Scholarships to help them reach their sporting and educational goals, Prime Minister Helen Clark and Sport and Recreation Minister Trevor Mallard announced.

Thirty talented athletes from the Central North Island tonight received Prime Minister’s sporting scholarships to help them reach their sporting and educational goals, Sport and Recreation Minister Trevor Mallard announced today.

Sport and Recreation Minister Trevor Mallard said a record 86 Prime Minister's Coach Scholarships have been awarded to support high performance coaches next year.

Sport and Recreation Minister Trevor Mallard today launched a new health and physical activity resource, which aims to improve the wellbeing of New Zealand children.

Four talented athletes from the Tasman region have received the Prime Minister’s sporting scholarships to help them reach their sporting and educational goals,

Minister for Sport and Recreation Trevor Mallard was saddened to learn of the death of New Zealand Olympic Committee President and former Olympic and Commonwealth medallist John Davies.

Sport and Recreation Minister Trevor Mallard today congratulated the new world netball champions, the Silver Ferns, who fought hard to beat Australia in a heart-stopping final in Jamaica today.

Sport and Recreation Minister Trevor Mallard launched the Early Childhood and Physical Activity Reference Group today at Wellington's Te Wharemarie Tamariki Preschool.

Sport and Recreation Minister Trevor Mallard congratulated the Special Olympics New Zealand team which returned home today after successfully competing in the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Dublin, Ireland.

Minister for Sport and Recreation Trevor Mallard is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher Doig and Sarah Sandley to the Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC) Board.

The government today announced a memorial to commemorate the life and work of kiwi hero and sporting icon, the late Sir Peter Blake, to be built on the Auckland waterfront.

Sport and recreation funding is to receive a budget boost to $34 million in the coming year to lift participation and performance in sport and physical activity.

More than 53 talented athletes from Otago and Southland have received the Prime Minister’s sporting scholarships to help them reach their sporting and educational goals, Prime Minister Helen Clark and Sport and Recreation Minister Trevor Mallard announced

Sport and Recreation Minister Trevor Mallard today paid tribute to New Zealand’s greatest motorsport hero and icon Possum Bourne who died in Dunedin early today.

More than 250 talented athletes in the Auckland region have received the Prime Minister’s sporting scholarships to help them reach their sporting and educational goals, Prime Minister Helen Clark and Sport and Recreation Minister Trevor Mallard announced today.

Sports Minister Trevor Mallard today announced 63 sports coaches will receive the annual Prime Minister’s Coach Scholarships in recognition of the value and importance of coaches to New Zealand’s sporting success.

Act was the only political party at Parliament to oppose legislation that would have given the New Zealand Rugby Union protection for the use of the All Blacks name and registered silver fern, Sports Minister Trevor Mallard said today.