Caving is the recreational sport of exploring caves. Speleology is the scientific study of caves and the cave environment.

The challenges of the sport depend on the cave being visited, but often include the negotiation of pitches, squeezes, and water. Climbing or crawling is often necessary, and ropes are used extensively.

Caving is often undertaken solely for the enjoyment of the activity or for physical exercise, but original exploration, or physical or biological science is an important goal for many cavers. Unexplored cave systems comprise some of the last unexplored regions on Earth and much effort is put into trying to locate and enter them. In well-explored regions (such as most first-world countries), the most accessible caves have already been explored, and gaining new caves often requires digging or diving.

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New Zealand Herald - Sport

Which sports should not be in the Olympics?
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:27:39 +1200
NZ Herald sports columnist Chris Rattue has compiled a list of sports he would remove from the Olympics if given a choice; rhythmic gymnastics, boxing, football, tennis, beach volleyball, badminton, mountain biking and BMX. Is he...
Motorsport: Weather smiles on rally start
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:00:10 +1200
Yesterday's shakedown before the official start of the Rally New Zealand doesn't really have that much bearing on the rally. It's more about the drivers making sure their cars start, stop and go in the direction they're pointed. However,...
League: Meet tomorrow's superstars
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:00:08 +1200
There is no club in the NRL which will continue to benefit as much from the new under-20s competition as will the Warriors. There's a simple reason: the talent is finally learning it has to harden up. Good talent-spotting has certainly...
Motorsport: Setting the stage
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:00:06 +1200
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Good Week / Bad Week: Taekwoncastro
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:00:04 +1200
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League: Foran brings halfback spark to these shores
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:00:02 +1200
Liam Foran wants the halfback job at the Warriors. There's only one man he'd concede the jersey to by choice - his younger brother Kieran. Liam, 20, will shift from the Melbourne Storm to Auckland after this season. Kieran,...
Chris Rattue : Waikato lost in a new age
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:00:01 +1200
The bell is tolling for Waikato, which faces its worst season in the top rugby division for more than 20 years. New coach Tony Hanks has overseen a start from hell. Winless after the first four rounds and with the old enemy Auckland...
Motorsport: Mason aiming to make it three in a row
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +1200
New Zealander Richard Mason is out to make it three in a row as the top Kiwi at home in the WRC. A two-time New Zealand rally champion, Mason arrived at the finish in 2006 in 10th place overall and finished 15th overall in 2007...
Motorsport: Hands on the wheel
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +1200
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Olympics: Gold medallists back on stamping grounds
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +1200
It was a welcome fit for a hero. Olympic champion Valerie Vili was greeted with roars, cheers and unfettered applause by her pupils and colleagues at Macleans College in Bucklands Beach. Across the bridge on the North Shore,...
Dean Lonergan: Will to win key for Warriors' playoff hopes
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +1200
I couldn't believe there were suggestions in the media before last weekend's must-win game at Wollongong that the Warriorsas a club felt they could afford to drop to St George and still make the top eight. The moment I heard that...
Motorsport: Stand by for a flying Finnish
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +1200
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New Zealand Herald - Soccer

Soccer: Two more teams added to A-league
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:55:00 +1200
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today confirmed the expansion of the A-League, adding two new teams. Teams from the Gold Coast and a Townsville-based, North Queensland, consortium will make it a 10-team competition from next...
Soccer: A-League may be expanded
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:45:00 +1200
Football Federation Australia is expected to confirm the expansion of the A-League. Prospective franchises Gold Coast United, backed by billionaire mining magnate Clive Palmer, and North Queensland FC, owned by Townsville golf...
Soccer: Liverpool leave it late to advance to Champions League
newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:00:00 +1200
LIVERPOOL - Five-time European champion Liverpool struggled to advance past Standard Liege 1-0 today with a goal late into extra time to reach the lucrative Champions League group stage. Dirk Kuyt scored the only goal of the two...

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