Michaela GowerMultimedia Journalist·Hawkes Bay Today·23 Aug, 2026 06:00 PM3 mins to read‌Waipawa 71-year-old Sandy Stoddart is to represent NZ at the Oceania Powerlifting Championships in Fiji. Photo / Michaela GowerWaipawa man Sandy Stoddart is 71. That’s not all that newsworthy, until you consider that he can bench press 97.5kg, back squat 137.5kg and deadlift 160kg.

The part-time cafe manager at the Village Baptist Church in Havelock North committed to the sport of powerlifting at age 69 after trouble