A convincing start for New Zealand rowers Ben Taylor and Oli Welch to start their title defence at the world rowing championships on the Bosbaan in Amsterdam in difficult conditions.

New Zealand's top rowers have opened the World Cup season in efficient fashion, with a solid core moving through from the heats into the semifinals or A finals in Seville.

New Zealand has made history claiming a bronze medal in the first-ever Mixed Eight event held at a World Rowing Championships in Shanghai, China,

The New Zealand Women's Four of Alana Sherman, Isla Blake, Beckie Leigh and Juliette Lequeux have claimed bronze in one of the most thrilling races at the World Rowing Championshipsof in Shanghai, China.