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RIPPING ITON THE ICE Rugby may have its Little Rippas, but Queenstown Ice Hockey has its own version with six-year-old Sebby Thurston, seven-year-old Coco Glass and her little sister, Willa, 5. All three tiny tots just can’t wait to get on the ice and head into the action two to…

BLITZING PIMPLESWITH THE BARBERRIES The age old problem of acne has been given a thrashing by a trio of innovative young Otago entrepreneurs, who have devised a natural health remedy for blitzing persistent pimples. In pursuit of a cure for acne themselves, the three Bayfield High School teenagers from Dunedin…

Male bonding at its bestBREAKING THROUGH THE ICE It’s male bonding at its best, only this is the real thing. An ex elite New Zealand representative triathlete, Ben Logan has led hundreds of Kiwi men into the mountains to find their purpose and discover ways to become the best versions…

CROSSING COOK STRAIGHTFOR THE BIG KIWI ‘OE’ The club colours are worn proudly, Tam O’Shanter style, and there’s no tomfoolery allowed when the 26 members of the Arrow Curling Club get down to their winter business on the ice. It’s a brief window of opportunity – usually a six to…