Sports

Kopua confirms retirement at end of 2019 season

Splice Construction Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic legend Casey Kopua will call time on a 17-season career at the end of the 2019 ANZ Premiership season. Celebrating... Read More

Local trained horses to feature at Tauranga races

Racing Tauranga will host two Saturdays of racing this month, with the St Patricks Day races this Saturday March 16, and the Bayleys International Race Day the... Read More

Black Ferns help run Kiwi Can

Black Ferns players Toka Natua, Sarah Hirini and Stacey Waaka have been participating recently in the Kiwi Can programme at Mount Maunganui Intermediate, delighting... Read More

NZ top amateurs to take on AU’s best

New Zealand's premier amateur boxers will be action this weekend as Aotearoa's finest take on their Australian rivals as part of the Super Eight Trans-Tasman... Read More

Football club on the rise

Papamoa Football Club has high aspirations not just for the 2019 season, but for many years to come. Club president Maaka Nelson sees a move into the Northern... Read More

The Dunster – almost lost to rugby

It's a sense of unfinished business and a wife's wisdom that will see Teia Dunster back playing league this winter in the blue and white of Papamoa Bulldogs. But... Read More

NZ set to host historic world title fight

New Zealand sport fans will have the chance to witness boxing history on March 30, when the inaugural WBO Women's Light Heavyweight Champion is crowned at Auckland's... Read More

BOP swimmers to compete at national level

Budding pro-swimmers from the BOP will be making their first splash into a new pool of challenges when they compete at a national competition this month. Around... Read More

Football Ferns confirmed to play Wales in June

The Football Ferns will play World No 29 Wales in their final build-up game for the FIFA Women's World Cup in France. The Tom Sermanni coached team, who last... Read More

Oceans’ 19 celebrates Women’s Day

After a brief wind storm yesterday it is looking great for day three of Oceans' 19 at Mount Maunganui. The event runs over 4 days from Thursday March 7 to... Read More

Preventable drowning toll down, rescue numbers up

The country's 2018 preventable drowning toll might be the second-lowest in 20 years, but Water Safety New Zealand insist there is no room for complacency. The... Read More

Ocean’s 19 kicks off in Mount Maunganui

The premier U14 Surf lifesaving event sees 857 athletes from 45 clubs across New Zealand competing for honours in both beach events (sprints and flags) and ocean... Read More