Sports

Nine debutants feature in Black Ferns 100th Test

The Black Ferns team to play England in their 100th Test this Sunday has been named and it is the first Test of the End of Year Tour with kick off at 3.30am Sunday... Read More

Olympic winners among Sport BOP Awards nominees

More than 40 finalists have been announced for the 2021 Forsyth Barr Bay of Plenty Sports Awards, including junior athletes, Olympians and Paralympians, coaches... Read More

Cycle challenge postponed to February 2022

With five weeks to go until the planned date for New Zealand's largest cycling event, organisers have made the decision to postpone the event until next year.... Read More

BOP riders enjoy positive season start

The Altherm JCR Yamaha team was left wondering what could've been, as the three riders notched up positive race results, which didn't quite translate into overall... Read More

BOP to play postponed game in Rotorua

The Bunnings Warehouse NPC will continue next week for the Bay of Plenty when the team takes on Northland in Rotorua. Originally scheduled to be played on Sunday,... Read More

Osborne joins brother Fynn in Toyota 86 champs

Hot on the heels of the announcement last week that Fynn Osborne will switch to a Toyota 86 next season, younger brother and former world karting champion Clay... Read More

American football comes to Tauranga

Any budding Tom Brady's in Tauranga might finally be in luck with the launch of the city's new American Football team. The Tauranga City Tridents started training... Read More

Mount Maunganui talent dominates bike meet

The 2021-22 motocross season could not have kicked off any better for Kawasaki racer Josiah Natzke. The 22-year-old from Mount Maunganui picked up both team... Read More

Sevens team receive another accolade

The Mount Maunganui-based Olympic gold-medal winning New Zealand Women's sevens team has collected another accolade after being awarded the Best Female Team at... Read More

Steamers game postponed

The whānau of Bay of Plenty rugby star Sean Wainui have sent a message of gratitude following the outpouring of grief after the Steamers centre died in a car... Read More

Givealittle launch for rugby star’s family

The Chiefs have launched a Givealittle page for Sean Wainui's whānau after he died in a car crash in McLaren Falls Park on Monday. He was 25. The page, created... Read More

Tauranga Ironman star heads Stateside

Tauranga's reigning Ironman New Zealand champion Hannah Wells has set her sights on foreign shores to finish off the year, following frustrations over planning... Read More