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Bay of Plenty Volcanix on hunt for first win

Volcanix coach Brendon Webby is telling his team to keep the faith. If they do, he says, the results will start to come, and tonight in their fourth Farah Palmer... Read More

Steamers: the season starts now

The Bay of Plenty Steamers are ready to hit the reset button on their Mitre 10 Cup season with the tough crossover matches against Premiership teams out of the... Read More

Kaleb’s return godsend for Steamers

Fresh from his player of the tournament-winning heroics for Bay of Plenty's champion Jock Hobbs Memorial under 19 tournament team, Kaleb Trask, is straight back... Read More

Tauranga hosts national schools chess champs

Students from four Bay of Plenty schools will not have far to travel to take on the best young chess masters from around the country next weekend. About 240 of... Read More

Silver Ferns outclass South Africa in Tauranga

The Silver Ferns ousted South Africa at ASB Arena in Tauranga. Aliyah Dunn made her international debut as a Silver Fern goal shoot, to help the team win 61-37. SunLive... Read More

Rotorua to enjoy benefit of high performance base

Potential top athletes in Rotorua will now find it easier to stay home to develop their abilities as a result of a newly-announced collaboration between the Bay... Read More

Japanese Typhoon swell makes for mixed performance

The typhoon swell hitting Japan for the early stages of the 2018 UR ISA World Surfing Games has provided mixed results for the Kiwi surfers with the Kiwi girls... Read More

Papamoa prevail in five-goal thriller

It was derby-day delight for Papamoa on Saturday as they kept their title tilt intact with a thrilling 3-2 win over Tauranga Boys' College. In a feisty encounter... Read More

Yellow card costs Volcanix dear in Manawatu loss

Two tries to Manawatu while they enjoyed a one player advantage has cost the Volcanix a serious chance of picking up a first win in their Farah Palmer Cup campaign... Read More

Elin on crest of surfing stardom

At 17, Mount Maunganui's Elin Tawharu has packed in an extraordinary amount of international sporting experience into her short life. And now, the serial junior... Read More

Tauranga-born footballer on the edge of success

Facing up to adversity and setbacks is a challenge we all face in life. In professional sport, it's often what distinguishes the athletes who make it with those... Read More

Meech wins NZ’s third medal at Enoshima World Cup

Tauranga's Sam Meech admits he sailed pretty poorly this week, which makes the fact he still walked away with a bronze medal at the World Cup regatta in Enoshima... Read More