Sports

Gymnastics club sets sights on Nationals

Gymnasts from local gymnastics club Impact Gymsport Academy won't have far to travel for this year's national competition next month. The New Zealand Gymnastics... Read More

Tauranga and Canterbury KTM riders battle it out

North Canterbury's Ethan McBreen was fast from the start of the 2023 New Zealand Enduro Championships series and he kept the pressure up throughout the gruelling... Read More

Plenty of nostalgia at special Greerton reunion

It's a perfect sunny autumn day for creating more unforgettable memories for Greerton rugby team members who battled it out across the fields in the 1970s. Greerton... Read More

A new way to launch on the Wairoa river

It will be the first of its kind on a Bay of Plenty river and will open a raft of opportunity for water-based recreation in the coming year. Bay of Plenty Coast... Read More

Artistic swimming on show

Artistic swimming is on display today as Tauranga Synchro club athletes take to the pool at Baywave to showcase their artistic swimming routines they've prepared... Read More

Hikuwai Bailey bridge to open next week

Four months after Cyclone Gabrielle caused major devastation across NZ, the final connection on State Highway 35, north of Gisborne, will be restored next week. A... Read More

Surfing, orienteering get AIMS Games nod for 2024

Fresh from announcing record entries this year, the Zespri AIMS Games is set to expand even further with the addition of surfing and orienteering in 2024. The... Read More

Chiefs team named for weekend rematch

The Gallagher Chiefs will have the chance for redemption when they face the Queensland Reds in this weekend's DHL Super Rugby Pacific quarterfinals at FMG Stadium... Read More

FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy to visit Tauranga

The FIFA Women's World Cup Original Trophy will make a stop in Tauranga on Sunday, June 18, as part of its tour around the Waikato and Bay of Plenty. Since starting... Read More

Grant helps Tauranga City Basketball to play ball

Tauranga City Basketball Association will be using a $79,745 grant from NZCT for the purchase and installation of new basketball hoops. General manager Mark Rogers... Read More

Former Tauranga pupil named in All Black U20 squad

A former Tauranga Primary School pupil is being named as part of the New Zealand Under 20 squad has been named ahead of the World Rugby U20 Championship later... Read More

FIFA Women‘s World Cup Trophy ready for tour

The FIFA Women's World Cup Original Trophy is heading to Hamilton before setting off on its ‘tiki tour' around the Waikato and Bay of Plenty as part of... Read More