Sports

Teen wicket queen gets top honour

A talented 18-year-old Te Puke cricketer has been named Northern Districts Young Female Player of the Year. Brittany Jenkins was recognised for having her... Read More

Advice to prevent basketball injuries

The 2024-2025 NBA season is drawing to a close, but basketballers around New Zealand are only just beginning their club seasons. To be ready to get back on... Read More

Harry Jackson: Volunteering as a Parafed ref

Harry Jackson has been volunteering with Parafed Bay of Plenty for several years, refereeing games of boccia— a precision sport similar to petanque or... Read More

BoP homeschool student denied biking medal

A Tauranga homeschooled student has been stripped of a medal for the second year in a row in a moment she described as 'really awkward”. Amelia... Read More

Carrington jumps into the world of basketball

Olympic legend Dame Lisa Carrington is taking up a new sport - this time, off the water. New Zealand's most decorated Olympian, with nine medals in canoeing,... Read More

'Incredible' turnout at Waihī Beach sports day

Brighton Reserve in Waihī Beach was abuzz with basketball fans of all ages recently, for the second annual Parafed BOP Basketball and Sport whānau fun day. The... Read More

Wilde breaks bones after serious bike crash

Kiwi Olympic triathlete Hayden Wilde is being treated in hospital for broken bones and injured lungs after a serious bike crash in Japan. The Paris 2024 silver... Read More

Groms rise to the occasion

Theo Morse (Raglan) and Ariana Walker (Mnt) have claimed top honours in the Under 18 Boys' and Girls' Division at the 2025 Sequence Surf Shop Gisborne... Read More

Holding on to top spot in Baywide premier rugby

Whakarewarewa, who are the sole Rotorua representatives in the BOPRU Baywide premier rugby competition, continue to occupy the top spot on the standings after... Read More

Strong turnout for NZ game bird season opening

Thousands of hunters gathered at wetlands and waterways around the country this weekend to mark the start of the 2025 game bird season. "Opening Weekend brings... Read More

Tauranga to host disability sport festival

Physically disabled athletes from across New Zealand will converge on Tauranga for the Healthvision Festival of Disability Sport, on Saturday, May 10, and Sunday,... Read More

Great lake 100 joins Taupō cycle event

Organisers opened entries for the 2025 Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge, unveiling a new 100km event to excite road cyclists. Cyclists across New Zealand and beyond... Read More