Sports

Ironman NZ set for Taupō this weekend

It's been two years since the last Ironman NZ for all the professionals including Braden Currie, the reigning champion. For Currie, this is the event that propelled... Read More

Pressure comes on for superbike champs hopefuls

Imagine there are only two laps to go, the chasing pack is hot on your tail as you're heading onto the fast back straight and the chequered flag is not so... Read More

NZ Motocross series gushes red hot in Rotorua

The 2023 senior New Zealand Motocross Championships may be remembered as one of the most closely-fought in years after a brutal but entertaining day of high-intensity... Read More

Tributes flow after local All Whites legend passes

New Zealand Football is joining the tributes to All Whites great Grant Turner - scorer of one of New Zealand football's greatest goals - who has died after a long... Read More

Canoe slalom returns to Tauranga

Canoe slalom is back in Tauranga after a number of years of absence. Racing returned to the Wairoa River near Tauranga over the weekend, with a number of local... Read More

Papamoa‘s Cooper going from strength to strength

Bay of Plenty's Cody Cooper is going from strength to strength with his 2023 national motocross championships campaign. Nobody would call him a greedy man,... Read More

Mount woman strikes first in motocross racing

Bay of Plenty's Roma Edwards is not wasting any time in her bid to add the 2023 New Zealand Motocross Championships title to the British crown she won a year... Read More

Defending champion ready for final push

It was with a wry smile that Auckland's Hamish Harwood answered questions after his mixed day at round two of the New Zealand Motocross Championships near... Read More

Billabong Grom champs crowned at Mount Maunganui

Six champions were crowned at the final Billabong Grom Series at Mount Maunganui on Sunday. After having been relocated from Piha due to the cyclone devastation,... Read More

Rowson and Brock take out under 18s at the Mount

Mount Maunganui surfer Anna Brock took out her first win of the season in the Under 18 Girls Division of the Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge on... Read More

Rugby 5’s to replace BOP RIPPA Rugby World Cup

In term 2, the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union won't be running the regional and Baywide RIPPA Rugby World Cups anymore. Instead, they are introducing Rugby 5's to primary... Read More

International taekwondo in Tauranga

People are being invited to get along to the 2023 Bay Open Taekwondo Tournament this Saturday and see the art of self-defence up close! Three international teams... Read More