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THE CROWN
Lorraine Downes was an ordinary teenager from Pakuranga - until she was crowned the most beautiful woman in the world. Our only Miss Universe, she was catapulted into a glamorous fairytale that she could never have dreamed of. But her biggest challenges were yet to come most recently, losing her soulmate - cricketer Martin Crowe. This week, Lorraine bares all in her first interview since Martin's death. A SUNDAY exclusive.
BIG AIR
Andy Hensel had always been a daredevil. But almost six years ago this high-flying freestyle motocross star crashed from more than twenty metres in the air he broke his back and crushed his spinal cord, leaving him paralysed. But Andy had a hunger to be airborne again, and were alongside as he bravely attempts to fly again.
Fair Game?
Many young athletes want to be bigger, better, faster and stronger. And some are breaking the rules to do it. SUNDAY investigates the use of banned performance-enhancing drugs in our clubs, schools and gyms. Officials have no idea how many amateur athletes are doping deliberately or accidentally. But those who've done it say it's time for a wake-up call.
Icebreaker
Corey Baker ran away at 16 to join the ballet. Now, this London-based Kiwi is back to make the first-ever dance film on the icy continent of Antarctica. We meet this committed choreographer who wants to save the planet one step at a time.
Comeback Kid
Its not normal practice for any star teenage sportsperson. To pack it all in, right when youre at your peak, then return 13 years later better than ever. But thats exactly what champion NZ diver Shaye Boddington did. She opens up about the decade she lost to a disorder that nearly killed her, and how shes claimed a spot in next months Commonwealth Games.
Warrior Poet
She's a runner, a writer, a fighter, a scholar, a mother and a teacher. She's also New Zealand's Poet Laureate. Dr Selina Tusitala Marsh is a dynamic academic who wants to bust open people's ideas of poetry and where it belongs because - she says - poetry belongs everywhere.
Rodeo Showdown
SUNDAY goes behind the scenes at rodeo's biggest show of the year and meets the cowboys, the animals and those trying to save them. Is this hundred year old tradition, once a cornerstone of country life, now past its use-by date. Is it cruel or is it just sport?