04:00pm Sat 18 Jan, 2020
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
08:15am Sat 18 Jan, 2020
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
08:00am Sat 18 Jan, 2020
‘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
06:00pm Fri 17 Jan, 2020
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
05:00pm Fri 17 Jan, 2020
'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
03:44pm Fri 17 Jan, 2020
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
07:18am Fri 17 Jan, 2020
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
06:00pm Thu 16 Jan, 2020
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
05:01pm Thu 16 Jan, 2020
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
02:00pm Thu 16 Jan, 2020
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
07:01am Thu 16 Jan, 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
06:01pm Wed 15 Jan, 2020
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