Sports

Study launched for multi-use arena for Tauranga

A multi-use arena for the Bay of Plenty is being investigated, with consultants Tuhura Consulting and Visitor Solutions engaged to conduct a feasibility study... Read More

Huge boost as Zespri AIMS Games revealed for 2022

Christmas has come early for thousands of intermediate-aged athletes, with Zespri coming on board as the new naming rights partner of the AIMS Games which is set... Read More

A glowing paddle

Sitting in kayaks, staring at thousands of glowworms and listening to water trickle down the canyon walls, you wouldn't think you're only a short drive from Tauranga... Read More

Mount Festival of Multisport on horizon for summer

The Mount Festival of Multisport is on the horizon, taking place in the new year on January 22, 2022. Coming back home to hopefully take another title and set... Read More

BOP interest in Halberg Award nominees

The nominations for the 59th Halberg Awards are in with plenty of interest from the Bay of Plenty. The likes of Tauranga's Kane Williamson and Peter Burling,... Read More

New BOP cricket facility a “game-changer”

The Western Bay of Plenty Cricket Association have new indoor training nets in what is being called a 'game-changer” for the area's cricket community. Blackcaps... Read More

NZ face West Indies in Bay Oval World Cup opener

New Zealand will take on the West Indies in the opening game of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 at the Bay Oval on March 4 2022. The Mount Maunganui venue... Read More

Mount Maunganui claim Bay of Plenty Cup

Mount Maunganui have won the Bayleys Bay of Plenty cup in style and with one round to spare after a comfortable win over Geyser City over the weekend. Ben... Read More

Bay of Plenty Rugby Union 2021 year in review

It has been a year of many challenges, but we have reached the finish line in one piece, says a spokesperson for Bay of Plenty Rugby. Bay of Plenty remains the... Read More

Lifeguards monster rivals after long break

They haven't raced in anger for the best part of 11 months but Jayden Murphy and Olive Pearce proved worthy champions of the ninth Mount Monster surf lifesaving... Read More

Putting cancer in the hole

The game of life shares many parallels with the game of golf. One minute you are cruising along the fairway, the next you're in a bunker, digging up sand. ... Read More

BOP fire early at NZ Women’s Interprovincials

Bay of Plenty and Waikato have got through the opening day of the New Zealand Women's Interprovincials at Timaru Golf Club unscathed and atop the leaderboard. They... Read More