Sports

Kiwi gold at Special Olympics World Summer Games

A New Zealand bocce player has claimed the first Kiwi gold at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin. Aaron Campbell from Levin claimed the first gold... Read More

Surf life saving finalists announced

The finalists for Surf Life Saving New Zealand's Bay of Plenty and Coromandel Awards of Excellence have been announced. These awards recognise and celebrate... Read More

World squash champs: 24 nations coming to Tauranga

Tauranga will be shining this year as an impressive number of top squash players from around the globe descend on the city to battle it out on the courts. Twenty-four... Read More

Three western bay teams book semi-final berths

Mount Maunganui, Te Puna and Tauranga Sports are locked together at the top of the Baywide rugby standings, holding semi-final invitations, with one round remaining... Read More

King Farr and Queen Bennett at Raglan

Taranaki's Daniel Farr and Raglan's own Brie Bennett are the new Backdoor King and Queen of the Point. They have finished the New Zealand domestic surf season... Read More

Headgear won‘t stop brain injuries says expert

Rule changes, not headgear, are the way to reduce rugby players' risk of brain injury, says a New Zealand expert in the wake of a league player's death. Bay of... Read More

World Summer Games Opening Ceremony

The World Summer Games Opening Ceremony is leaving a lasting mark on New Zealand Special Olympics athletes. The athletes and their support staff could hardly... Read More

Mount Maunganui gymnast chasing her Olympic dream

Reece Cobb does not have a standard teenage daily routine. The 16-year-old New Zealand gymnast, who has her eye on next year's Paris Olympics, trains six days... Read More

Celebrating inclusivity with every splash

As they break through the water's surface, they will enter an inclusive athletic space where they can fully be themselves. Tauranga synchronised swimmer Evander... Read More

German great to attend Tauranga FIFA trophy event

Legendary German footballer Babett Peter will be a special guest at Sunday's FIFA Women's World Cup trophy event in Tauranga. Babett played 118 games for her... Read More

FIFA Women‘s World Cup: Artists, athletes team up

Wāhine artists and athletes in Tauranga are scoring major funding goals in the countdown to kick-off. Tauranga City Council has been granted $240,000 from the... Read More

League player dies in hospital after head injury

A Bay of Plenty rugby league player has died after suffering a brain injury during a weekend game. Pāpāmoa Bulldogs rugby league player Tere Livingston was... Read More