Sports

Strong field for international race at Tauranga

Champion mare Volpe Veloce heads a strong field for the 48th running of the Windsor Park Stud Japan New Zealand International Trophy Race at Tauranga tomorrow. The... Read More

Epic distances no barrier for surf athletes

Rick Stolwerk has been paddling surf canoes for 40 years but there have been few sweeter moments than winning masters gold with his Waipu Cove crew at the national... Read More

Papamoa friends amongst the big guns

The dreams of two Papamoa school girls were made a reality on Monday night when they high fived Central Pulse and Northern Stars netball players on to the court... Read More

Record-setting McKenzie eyes more surf success

A year ago, Danielle McKenzie put in one of the most dominant displays ever seen in more than 100 years of New Zealand surf lifesaving championships. The bad news... Read More

From Tauranga and law, to rugby and Scotland

Tauranga's Mungo Mason has traded textbooks for footy boots as he chases a professional rugby career in his homeland of Scotland. Mungo completed the final semester... Read More

Cory Taylor set to impress at surf nationals

The New Zealand Surf Lifesaving Championships are taking place at Mount Maunganui's Main Beach this weekend. The event begins with the masters championships on... Read More

Karate champs kicking off on Sunday

Competitors from all the North Island will converge on Tauranga this weekend for the Central North Island Karate Championships. Competitors from Auckland... Read More

Hot competition at Marra Sprint triathlon

The day stayed sunny with high clouds overhead as the Marra Sprint Triathlon returned for the 32nd year at Mount Maunganui on Sunday. The event attracted an... Read More

Tauranga to host international gymnastics champs

Gymnastics New Zealand has announced that they have secured hosting rights for the 2020 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships, to take place in Tauranga April... Read More

Record participation in Aotearoa Bike Challenge

This year's Aotearoa Bike Challenge has encouraged thousands more New Zealanders to cycle, with more than 22,000 people from over 1,900 organisations taking part,... Read More

Scholarship promoting inclusion through sport

The University of Waikato are introducing a scholarship to help open up sport and active recreation for impaired individuals. The scholarship will give three... Read More

Chiefs lacking inspiration

You would think the Chiefs squad would be good enough to handle the loss of inspirational captain Sam Cane. But clearly not, judging by the evidence shown so... Read More