Sports

Natzke strengthens his championship advantage

Bay of Plenty's Josiah Natzke is creeping relentlessly closer to claiming his first senior 250cc motocross crown. The former New Zealand 125cc motocross champion... Read More

Williams Cup game produces big century

The highest Baywide cricket score of the season, stood out like a lighthouse beacon, in the only completed match in the Versatile Tauranga Williams Cup played... Read More

Football agreement breaks new ground

Waikato Bay of Plenty Football (WaiBOP) released a statement last week about a memorandum of understanding between Tauranga City AFC and Tauranga Boys' College. The... Read More

Final Showdown for Billabong Grom Series 2020

Kiwi groms from around the country are lining up the final event of the Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge this weekend with six series titles on the... Read More

Be extra vigilant at the beach this weekend

Surf Life Saving NZ is urging beach goers to be extra vigilant this weekend, and throughout the rest of summer. The call comes as the organisation's volunteers... Read More

BOP players make under 20 rugby development camp

Three Bay Of Plenty rugby players have been selected for a development camp to find a World Champion New Zealand under 20 team. Benet Kumeroa, Cassius Misa, and... Read More

Row, row, rowing the new boat

It's been 15 years since Otumoetai College had a new rowing boat, but this week a blessing was held to welcome one to the shed. The waka has been named Kopurererua... Read More

Oceans’ event celebrates 20th anniversary

Surf Life Saving New Zealand is marking the 20th year of a junior sporting competition that celebrates lifeguards in the making. Oceans' 20 is being held at... Read More

Runners take on Mount Maunganui streets

Tauranga's Luke Williams finished first the 21km ‘We Run the Night', ahead of more than 1400 runners in Mount Maunganui. Luke finished with a time... Read More

Tauranga tournament aims higher after nomination

It's already one of the Bay of Plenty's biggest events - now organisers of the Anchor AIMS Games have plans to make it the best in New Zealand as well. Registrations... Read More

Successful Pro-Ams at Waihi Golf Cub

It's unprecedented that such a small country Club as Waihi be offered the opportunity to stage a New Zealand Professional Golfers' Association Pro-Am teams'... Read More

Raukura Old Boy wins Halberg Award

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has been named Sportsman of the Year at the Halberg Awards on Thursday night. The Nigerian-New Zealand MMA fighter,... Read More