Madeleine Chapman

In a scaled-back competition, sometimes it takes a smiling weightlifter to remind us all what makes the Commonwealth Games so great. There’s no greater zone of strategic tension in sport than that little fold-out table in the lifters’ area during a weight... See more

Never before has New Zealand boasted so many world contenders on both the track and the field. How long will it last? There is one “golden era” in New Zealand athletics history that everyone can agree on. When Arthur Lydiard introduced the training concep... See more

With new, stricter voting laws this election, Pacific-majority electorates with young populations are most at risk. The day after the 2023 election, I analysed the results for Pacific-majority electorates Māngere and Panmure-Ōtāhuhu and found the prelimin... See more

Viewers of the 6pm 1News bulletin on Saturday were subjected to multiple replays of a teenager falling nearly three meters onto his head. The clip is like a scene from a horror movie. Or, worse, a viral video from the early days of YouTube as teenagers le... See more

Untie your football boots and slide on your lycra, the 2026 Commonwealth Games are upon us. Surprised? You’re not alone. Thanks to the Fifa World Cup and the fact that this will be the smallest Commonwealth Games in more than three decades, Glasgow 2026 h... See more