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Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService are forecasting a fine day with light... Read More

Steamers call-ups for rising stars

Five of the region's best and brightest young rugby players will join the Bay of Plenty Steamers' wider squad ahead of the 2021 season. Officials have confirmed... Read More

BOP racer is a sidecar star

Sidecar racing is not for the fainthearted and, with her fearless and trusted team-mate by her side, there really is no stopping Bay of Plenty sidecar ace Tracey... Read More

BOP interest as Olympic Rugby Sevens teams named

New Zealand have named both their men's and women's Rugby Sevens teams for the Olympic Games with plenty of interest from the Bay of Plenty. The All Blacks Sevens... Read More

Chiefs star to make All Blacks debut

Chiefs talent Quinn Tupaea will make his All Blacks debut as New Zealand take on Tonga at Mt Smart Stadium on Saturday. Meanwhile, several representatives from... Read More

Tauranga brothers fall short of Olympic dream

The Olympic dream for Tauranga brothers Sam and Ben O'Dea is over after New Zealand lost a tightly contested AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup semi-final to... Read More

Williamson top of cricket rankings again

Tauranga's Kane Williamson is back at the top of the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings after leading New Zealand to the ICC World Test Championship title in Southampton. New... Read More

Bay of Plenty teens swim 40km for famine

A group of four Bay of Plenty teenagers traded in barley sugars for wetsuits, completing a 40km joint swim around Mount Maunganui as a way to fundraise for the... Read More

Management committee appointed to struggling Magic

The period of upheaval at Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic continues with Netball New Zealand appointing a new three-person management committee to oversee the team's... Read More

Magic coach to step down

Magic coach Amigene Metcalfe has opted not to renew her coaching contract with the ANZ Premiership netball team. The Splice Construction Magic stalwart has announced... Read More

BOP triathlete earns Olympic selection

A triathlete from Whakatane has been selected to represent New Zealand at this year's Olympic Games. Hayden Wilde of Eastern Bay Multisport & Triathlon Club is... Read More

Chiefs lose star to Japanese club

The Chiefs Rugby Club have today confirmed Lachlan Boshier will be heading offshore to Japan. The 26-year-old loose forward has signed a two-year deal with Japanese... Read More