Sports

Young Steamers star set to return

Bay of Plenty Steamers' winger Emoni Narawa is returning to the side this season after a devastating injury last year. Emoni played 54 minutes of rugby in his... Read More

Suva schoolboys dream of Kiwi stardom

Seru Suinumila has lofty dreams of rugby riches and sporting superstardom but his waking hours are spent pounding a puddle-pocked school field in Suva. The 13-year-old... Read More

The never-say-die Jim Savage

He's 83 now and a series of strokes has slowed him down, but Jim Savage, one of NZ's oldest surviving Paralympians, is a man who doesn't know the meaning of the... Read More

Measles alert for basketball U15 nationals

Toi Te Ora Public Health is urging those who attended the Basketball New Zealand Under 15 Nationals tournament held at Trustpower Arena in Mount Maunganui, between... Read More

National titles decided at Hokitika double-header

There were six different winners in seven rounds of competition this season, but, in the end, there could only be one champion and this year it was Seth Reardon. ... Read More

Inspiring women through sport

Clare Williamson is determined to get more women into martial arts. The amateur female fighter and trainer with The Martial Arts Academy (TMAA) is inspired to... Read More

Cricket bat registers big hit

A Tom Hayward bat with signatures of some of cricket's celebrated names is starting to attract overseas interest. The bat belongs to Jim McTamney, a retired Rotorua... Read More

Black and blue triple Bay rugby champions

Black and blue reigned along Te Puna Road on Saturday. Fans of the Te Puna Rugby Football Club hung black and blue balloons and flags from fences, power poles... Read More

New Zealand come from behind to claim gold

New Zealand have staged an incredible comeback to win the gold medal in football at the Pacific Games for the first time. The Des Buckingham coached U-23 side... Read More

Women to battle it out today in rugby final

It's going to be a test of resilience and applying pressure for 80 minutes of rugby before a champion is found in this year's Toi Ohomai Baywide Women's Rugby... Read More

Raw speed not enough for kayaker Callum Gilbert

Mere inches came between Callum Gilbert and another piece of kayaking history at the ICF junior and U23 canoe slalom world championships in Krakow, Poland overnight. The... Read More

Taekwon-Do’ing to the top

The Tauranga Hwa-Rang Taekwon-Do club are victorious after winning the New Zealand club of the year title on Saturday, July 13, in Auckland. The club took home... Read More