Sports

Dame Valerie Adams says yes to play

The focus is on fun for Play Week Ambassador Dame Valerie Adams as she encourages tamariki, whānau and communities to play their part in Play Week Aotearoa 2021. Play... Read More

Kicking down barriers

After kicking taekwondo into the regional and national stratosphere, a Tauranga woman now has the chance to do the same thing on a global scale. Jamie Carpenter... Read More

Tom Saunders takes out Laser world title

Tom Saunders had planned to be back in New Zealand right now but he's glad he delayed his return because this morning he was crowned Laser world champion. No... Read More

BOP heroes ready for T20 semi-final

Two Bay of Plenty heroes are ready for a huge game of cricket as the New Zealand men's cricket team take on England in the semi-finals of the ICC Men's T20 World... Read More

Captain excited as Mount hosts first-class cricket

Bay of Plenty-based Northern Districts captain Joe Carter can't wait to get the association's Plunket Shield campaign underway next week after a truncated start... Read More

Saunders hits the front at Laser world champs

Tom Saunders will head into an unfamiliar position tomorrow but one he's excited about - leading going into the final day of the Laser world championships... Read More

Leading by example for women in motorcycling

Motorcycling events wouldn't happen without women like Canterbury's Jo Ffitch being involved says Motorcycling New Zealand's Women's Commission. "The major role... Read More

Saunders in the hunt at Laser world championships

The Laser world championships in Barcelona have not exactly run smoothly, with two of the four days lost to a lack of wind, but Tom Saunders has coped well and... Read More

Kiwi triathlete claims top five finish in Florida

Reigning Nutri-Grain Ironman New Zealand champion Hannah Wells claimed an impressive fifth place finish at the Visit Panama City Beach Ironman Florida. The Bay... Read More

Exciting action at second day of Crankworx Rotorua

It started with Pump Track in the sun and ended with Dual Slalom in the sludge and athletes grinning ear to ear. The second day of live action from Crankworx... Read More

Black Ferns face Red Roses in second of two tests

The Black Ferns team will be facing England in the second of two Tests, at Franklin's Gardens in Northampton early Monday morning NZ time. Head Coach Glenn Moore... Read More

Achievements celebrated at Zespri BOP rugby awards

Black Marlin, Swordfish and Yellowfin Tuna hung from the walls of the Whakatane Fishing Club as hundreds arrived to celebrate the 2021 annual Bay of Plenty Rugby... Read More