Sports

Rotorua to host Super Rugby clash

The Super Rugby Pacific round 9 match between Chiefs and Moana Pasifika will now be played in Rotorua. The Pacific Island side had planned to play the match... Read More

Mount surfer caps dream Billabong grom run

Mount Maunganui's Tyler Stenzel and Piha local Kyra Wallis capped off the Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge with standout performances at Piha over... Read More

Kiwi triathlon star shines at international race

Kiwi Olympic triathlon star Hayden Wilde has shown his class during a rare outing on home soil, winning the 2026 Oceania Triathlon Cup in Napier. Wilde,... Read More

Why Moana Pasifika can't host Chiefs clash

Moana Pasifika chief executive Debbie Sorensen says the team is heartbroken after being forced to scrap a home game in Tonga for a second straight year. The... Read More

Sam Ruthe completes U20 grand slam

Teenage running star Sam Ruthe has completed the U20 grand slam by capturing the age-grade 3000m record, to hold every New Zealand middle distance record between... Read More

How a $9450 grant will help Tauranga Sports

Three senior rugby teams at Tauranga Sports Club will soon run out in new uniforms after a $9450 grant from the New Zealand Community Trust. Club president... Read More

Century heroics hand Hawke Cup back to BOP

After more than a year parked up in New Plymouth, the Hawke Cup is on the move once more. Bay of Plenty became the first challenger in the last five challenges... Read More

BX-9 fight night to bring the heat at Baypark

One of New Zealand's fastest‑growing boxing promotions is coming to Tauranga, with BX‑9 taking over Mercury Baypark Arena on February 28. Headlining the... Read More

The youngest Ruthe's challenge to brother Sam

The name Ruthe is sweeping across the nation — and beginning to feel inevitable. First came 16-year-old Sam, hailed as New Zealand's middle-distance... Read More

Tauranga golfer’s homecoming inspires next wave

Tauranga golfer Caitlin Maurice battled the Wellington weather and a stellar international field to finish in a tie for 36th at the Women's Amateur Asia-Pacifictournament... Read More

Couple’s race-day love story

For Lucy Williams and Scott McDonald from Tauranga, the Kathmandu Coast to Coast is their origin story. First connecting on a dating app over a chat about... Read More

Loophole sees teen star achieve qualifying time

A loophole has seen teen sensation Sam Ruthe meet the B performance standard for the Commonwealth Games, as he proved he can compete with the world's best middle-distance... Read More