Sports

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

Rotorua rider claims historic world championships

Rotorua downhill mountain biker Lachlan Stevens-McNab has delivered one of New Zealand's best elite world championship performances, finishing runner-up at the... Read More

Paddle-powered prop recalls rugby rejection

If you had told 12-year-old Josh Bartlett he'd grow up to be a professional rugby player, he would have fallen about laughing. Maybe even chucked a table... Read More

Footballers take resilience lessons to Aims

A team of current and former footballers will visit the Zespri Aims Games next month to help young athletes build resilience, confidence and wellbeing. LifeChanger... Read More

Rally BOP tipped to bring 500 visitors

Whakatāne's The Strand will receive a direct injection of turbocharged energy in October with the ceremonial start of Rally Bay of Plenty. The motorsport rally,... Read More

Youngest NZ team set for longboarding world champs

A Mount Maunganui surfer has been selected for New Zealand's youngest-ever longboarding team. Jaxon Willows, 18, will compete at the 2026 International Surfing... Read More

Gymnasts limber up for Aims Games

More than 300 school students are taking part in Te Puke Gymsport's Schools Festival this month, with the competition providing a chance for young gymnasts to... Read More