Sports

Greener pastures for Matua bowls

A $70,000 grant from the New Zealand Community Trust will help Bowls Matua convert a second grass green to a synthetic surface and to re-surface an existing... Read More

Mt Ruapehu climber who died now named

Police and the family of the woman who died after falling on Mount Ruapehu on Saturday September 26 have now released her name. She was 37-year-old... Read More

Steamers team named for first home game in Level 1

The Bay of Plenty coaching team have named their Steamers side to face Auckland at home on Friday night. Kaleb Trask and Emoni Narawa will play their 15th game... Read More

BOP rider among top favourites for MX Fest win

Bay of Plenty's Cody Copper is among the favourites to win the reshuffled 2020-21 New Zealand motocross season kicks into life with the traditional annual... Read More

Exciting changes highlight cricket season

Exciting changes to the 2020/21 Baywide Premier cricket competitions should up the ante to produce even more action packed cricket, writes Barry Leabourn. The... Read More

Full throttle for TT nationals this weekend

If you can picture superbike racing on a grass track, then you'll have no trouble at all imagining what it may look like at the annual New Zealand Miniature TT... Read More

Bay Oval to host international cricket test

Tauranga's Bay Oval will host one of four international cricket tests on Boxing Day. After concerns over the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the summer schedule,... Read More

Fa’asiu Fuatai suspended for three weeks

Bay of Plenty's Fa'asiu Fuatai has received a three-week suspension after being red carded in the Wellington v Bay of Plenty match in Wellington on Friday, September... Read More

Enduro event to test riders‘ breaking point

It always takes a special kind of athlete to win the Husqvarna Hard Adventure Enduro, so it's just as well that so many special riders have entered again this... Read More

Encouraging fresh blood into racing

Encouraging new competitors to the sport of racing is Rally Bay of Plenty's focus for this year's Driven Auto Sales Rally Bay of Plenty. The event will be held... Read More

What’s on – rugby, archeology, art and music

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Kia harikoa. Kaua e manukanuka. Kia hari to whanau me o hoa. The MetService advise that the day starts off fine for... Read More

Netball WBOP U16 and 18 squad named

The Netball WBOP Zone Performance team has released the names of the talented players who have been chosen for the Wintec NWOP Under 16 and Under 18 Performance... Read More