Sports

Fun First Football scoring big with kids

Over 60 kids are set to take part in the final day of a free football holiday programme run by Fun First Football at Oceandowns Reserve on Thursday, April 24. 'It's... Read More

Black Ferns prepare for World Cup journey

Black Ferns selectors have invited 49 players to attend the first Black Ferns training camp for 2025, to be held at NZCIS, Wellington, from Sunday to Wednesday... Read More

1050 paddlers to compete in Waka Ama Nationals

The 2025 Waka Ama Long Distance Nationals will take place April 24-27 in Porirua, Wellington. Hoe Tonga Pacifica Waka Ama Association in association with... Read More

Bluehaven/Pāpāmoa Rotary golf raises $45,000

The year has kicked off "splendidly" for the Pāpāmoa Rotary club with their 12th Annual Charity Golf Tournament exceeding expectations, club member Rod Keucke... Read More

AIMS now hosts more athletes than Olympics

A sports tournament that started in 2004 with 760 competitors from 17 schools across four sporting codes, has grown to become the biggest of its kind... Read More

Burling surprise young sailors' at prizegiving

Ask and you shall receive. For three young sailors from the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club, it's a notion they will long remember. Before last week's... Read More

Mea Motu to return to ring in new weight class

The Nightmea is back - and this time she's looking to haunt opponents in a different weight class. Boxer Mea Motu will return to the ring later this year... Read More

Masters to clash on city’s courts

More than 400 tennis players from New Zealand and Victoria, Australia, and are to hit courts at five locations across Tauranga City this weekend as the national... Read More

Waiāriki teams compete in netball contest

Tū Ora, Tū Kaha, Tū Mana, Tū Māori. Be Healthy, Be Strong, Be Proud, Be Māori. That is the vision of the Aotearoa Māori Netball Oranga Healthy Lifestyles... Read More

X-Air flips back into Tauranga

Some of the world's top athletes will head to Mercury BayPark Tauranga as X-Air, New Zealand's largest action sports event, rides back to the city on Anzac Day. There... Read More

Concussion in community sport continues to rise

It has been a year since ACC launched the National Concussion Guidelines for community sport. Over this time, there has been an increase in sports-related... Read More

College boys highlight mens' mental health in film

Men's mental health is in the spotlight as Tauranga Boys' College screens a documentary to shed light on one of the commonly faced issues by students at... Read More