History Archives

August 24, 2026

The venue for this year's World Rowing Championships has a reputation for producing fast times. The venue for this...

June 8, 2026

Lesley Milne Honoured with Sir Eion and Jan, Lady Edgar Lifetime Achievement Award Rowing pioneer, administrator and volunteer Lesley...

May 29, 2026

The 139th Rowing New Zealand Annual General Meeting brought together clubs, volunteers, administrators and leaders from across the country to...

May 14, 2026

Club rivalry still burning for Montreal Olympians Reunions can be tricky. Rowing reunions, especially. The sport creates a lot...

March 16, 2026

Play Video In the build-up to this year's Maadi Regatta, Andy Hay goes into the crowd for some eye-witness accounts...

March 13, 2026

Grace Prendergast and Kerri Williams (née Gowler) formed one of the most dominant partnerships in New Zealand rowing history, capturing...

March 12, 2026

A rowing founder's legacy lives on through his famous son. Chris Thompson is the voice of one of music's most...

February 18, 2026

The routine's nearly universal. Check boat over an hour before race. Tie boat back on racks. Warm up. Race...

December 10, 2025

They raced 11, won 11 in a famous Olympic gold-medal boat. Andy Hay talks to the groundbreaking members of the...

November 19, 2025

"I just love being around the rowers and the boats. I'm happy to put in as much time as it...

November 13, 2025

Two university graduates demonstrate rowing's powerful reach to heart-, and purse-, strings. Bill Lindqvist has travelled the world in...

July 28, 2025

Covid stole their first chance to race in the black rowsuit. But it's all come full circle for our U23...