Sports

Springfest brings 300 athletes to Te Puke

Te Puke Gymsport will be bursting into spring colour when more than 300 young athletes descend on the club for its annual Springfest recreation competition on... Read More

Bay surfers dominate but miss title by point

A Bay of Plenty surfing team was one point away from winning Australasia's largest junior club competition after producing more individual division winners... Read More

Steamers call on fans to pack Tauranga Domain

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Mountcastle chases redemption at Mount Open

Order of Merit leader Kerry Mountcastle returns to the Mount Maunganui Golf Club this week, determined to go one better after falling agonisingly short at last... Read More

Say hello to Moko, the AIMS Games' newest star

What are the odds? Two dudes, different ages and different regions of the country, coming up with near-identical designs for the Zespri AIMS Games new mascot? Apparently,... Read More

Athole's still got game at 90

Athole Herbert is 90, but you wouldn't know it from his tennis schedule. He still takes to the local tennis courts four days a week - and has for decades. Herbert... Read More

Morini title bout scrapped after rival breaks jaw

Matamata boxer Sonny Morini is no longer heading to Australia to compete for the vacant IBF Pan Pacific welterweight title. Morini, 20, was supposed to... Read More

Kiwi 3x3 star inspires Aims Games future stars

It was a strange feeling for Kiwi basketball star Te Tuhi Lewis to be the centre of attention on the opening day of the Zespri AIMS Games - but it was a feeling... Read More

Blake’s in it for the ride, not the result

A dozen falls, a thick coat of mud and one massive grin - mountain-biker Blake Wilson was having the time of his life. He's about to do it all over again... Read More

Fifty years on, Bay’s rugby heroes gather

Fifty years after making Bay of Plenty rugby history, the surviving members of the province's 1976 championship-winning team are preparing to come together again... Read More

All in the whānau for Tauranga's Fijian link

It's not so much that Israel Lasaqa has big shoes to fill - more like fast feet to follow. The Tauranga Intermediate Year 8 rugby player will make his rugby... Read More

The $9m event transforming Tauranga each spring

It's bigger than the Olympics and worth millions to the Bay of Plenty economy. As nearly 30,000 people converge on Tauranga for the Zespri Aims Games at the... Read More