Sports

Rugby finals amid sporting casualties of Covid-19

The Bay of Plenty's sporting calendar is set to take a big hit this weekend due to the Alert Level 4 restrictions currently in place. Rugby, football and netball... Read More

“A wonderful man”: Radio and rugby icon remembered

Tributes from the world of rugby and radio have been pouring in this week following the passing of Greg Rowlands. Greg recently passed away in Tauranga at... Read More

Tauranga City win women’s title

Tauranga City AFC Women's team have won the WaiBOP W-League. The Blues secured the title with two games remaining following a comfortable 6-1 win over Waikato... Read More

Avocado’s popularity projected to continue

Avocado will be the most traded major tropical fruit by 2030, an OECD, United Nations Agricultural Outlook report projects. Currently, avocado has the lowest... Read More

Community mourns former Steamers player

People are mourning the passing of a man who has been described as well-loved and well respected in the Tauranga community. The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union announced... Read More

Tauranga singer wows crowd at Eden Park

Mount Maunganui's Georgia Lines has performed on a different stage tonight, singing New Zealand's national anthem at Eden Park in Auckland before the All Blacks... Read More

Steamers in tough away matchup with the Stags

Bay of Plenty sunshine is traded for chilly Southland conditions tomorrow as the Steamers fly down to Invercargill for a tough away matchup v the Stags in Round... Read More

Plenty of grassroots community rugby today

For those who love a Saturday full of grassroots community rugby there's plenty to go see today with Farmlands Baywide Club Rugby. Bay of Plenty Rugby has a proud... Read More

Volcanix have tough away matchup v Canterbury

Head Coach Rodney Gibbs has named his Volcanix side to face Canterbury in their fourth game of the Farah Palmer Cup. The squad flew out from Tauranga yesterday... Read More

Bay Rugby star’s Olympic triumph

The Bay had plenty to celebrate at the recently concluded Olympic Games in Tokyo. The stellar sisterhood of the Rugby Sevens side was just one of those success... Read More

Silver lining for BOP Olympian

Scott Curry is currently enjoying a relaxing period in managed isolation after his Olympic campaign with the All Blacks Sevens. The 33-year-old from Reporoa... Read More

Tauranga to host Women’s Cricket World Cup in 2022

The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 is coming to Aotearoa in March next year, with seven games to be played right here in Tauranga's Bay Oval. To celebrate... Read More