Sports

NZ sailors have medals on the menu

Sailors often talk about light-wind days as a game of snakes and ladders and a couple of New Zealand crews hooked onto ladders at the Tokyo Olympics yesterday. Peter... Read More

Fairytale gold medal for Twigg

Emma Twigg completed an Olympic fairytale yesterday when she won the women's singles sculls in emphatic fashion. Twigg, 34, utterly outclassed a strong field... Read More

Baye Jacobs to play 50th game today on home ground

Baye Jacobs will play in the Farah Palmer Cup for the 50th time in her career today as the Volcanix play Waikato in a crucial FPC home derby. Debuting back in... Read More

On top of the world

Members of the world-conquering Blackcaps cricket team visited Tauranga this week, showing off the distinctive Mace trophy they secured by beating India in the... Read More

Boys mixing with the girls at Tauranga netball

Netball has perhaps been known as a sport more traditionally geared toward women. But Tauranga Netball Centre is leading the charge by providing mixed teams... Read More

New Zealand sailors still in medal contention

It was a very nearly day for many of the New Zealand sailing crews on Thursday, but a number of them are still in medal contention heading into the business end... Read More

Blackcaps school visit can inspire students

Tauranga Intermediate School principal Cameron Mitchell is hoping a visit from the world-leading New Zealand men's cricket team can inspire students at the... Read More

Scott-Young: rugby player & aspiring biotechnician

Angus Scott-Young proves that professional rugby and a university education can go hand in hand. Standing 6ft3 and weighing 113kg, you'd be hard-pressed to... Read More

Olympics recap: A silver day for New Zealand

New Zealand has seen silver on Wednesday in Tokyo, with a medal in the women's double sculls rowing and the All Black Sevens losing to Fiji. A dominant Fiji... Read More

Magic appoint new coach after challenging season

Mary-Jane Araroa has been appointed as the Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic's new head coach for the 2022 ANZ Premiership. Araroa steps up from her role as assistant... Read More

NZ rugby stars have Olympic medals in sight

The Bay of Plenty-based New Zealand men's rugby sevens team can guarantee themselves an Olympic medal this afternoon if they win their semi-final match. The All... Read More

Steamers squad named for 2021 NPC premiership

The countdown towards the Bay of Plenty Steamers Premiership charge nears its final stretch, with another significant milestone ticked off the agenda. The Bay... Read More