Sports

A sunrise paddle to start the New Year and decade

It was the early hours of New Year's Day. On the last day of the year I'd been working until well after midnight so was planning a sleep in, but I knew that... Read More

Starting on the road to Wimbledon

Not all tennis balls are the same apparently. Ask the young hotshots at Gate Pa Tennis Club. The 320 million balls produced annually are mostly the regulation... Read More

That’s quite a run

‘IronMike' Stowers has run more than five kilometres, every day, for the last 2116 days of his life. He hasn't had a rest day since April 1, 2014, and the... Read More

Glen Jackson to retire from refereeing

News last week that Tauranga's Glen Jackson will hang up his whistle as New Zealand's top rugby referee is both good and bad as far as I am concerned. The 44-year-old... Read More

Aiming for zero

'Be proactive, not reactive.” That's the motto for surf lifesaving clubs across Tauranga and members are making it their mission to do no big rescues in... Read More

Black Ferns Sevens excited to play on home soil

The Black Ferns Sevens team trained in Tauranga this morning ahead of the HSBC World Series tournament next weekend. The resounding notion is one of excitement... Read More

Chiefs squad named to play the Blues in Waihi

The Gallagher Chiefs will kick off their 2020 campaign in front of a sold-out Waihi crowd today when they take the field to face the Blues. This will be the... Read More

Magic to host trans-Tasman match next month

The Splice Construction Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic are set to host the Australian NSW Swifts in an open pre-season match next month. Both sides go head-to-head... Read More

Golfing for Australian relief

Golf clubs across Tauranga and Auckland are joining forces to raise money for people affected by the Australian bushfires. Over the next week, seven clubs will... Read More

Chiefs pre-season fixture in Waihi sells out

The Gallagher Chiefs only pre-season fixture against the Blues in Waihi has sold out this afternoon. The Waihi Athletic Rugby Club has a capacity of 3700 which... Read More

Cane to captain Chiefs in 2020

Gallagher Chiefs Head Coach Warren Gatland has announced loose forward Sam Cane will captain the Gallagher Chiefs for the upcoming Investec Super Rugby season. Gatland... Read More

Mount water polo team competes in Australia

A Mount Maunganui College team has broken onto the international scene this week at the Australian Youth Water Polo Championships. Coach Danny Kay says this tournament... Read More