Sports

Big Swede returns with style and speed

A legend has returned to the top step at Crankworx Rotorua, reclaiming a podium position that was his three years ago and one he's been trying to get back to ever... Read More

Bay teams kick off rugby season

The 2018 Baywide Club rugby competition kicks off across the Bay of Plenty today. The 2018 season will be launched across social media following the success of... Read More

Dragon boat teams go for gold

Anticipation is sky-high for two Tauranga dragon boat teams who are setting their sights on Ashburton this weekend for the national regatta. The two-day 2018 NZDBA... Read More

Young sevens take the field

This Thursday and Friday Mount Maunganui will be treated to an abundance of sevens rugby at the North Island Secondary Schools Sevens at Blake Park with a total... Read More

High performing students recognised

Five of the Bay of Plenty's most promising young sportspeople have been awarded the coveted High Performance Sports Scholarships from Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology.... Read More

The problems of success at the Bay Oval

The first summer of cricket under lights at the Bay Oval was a resounding success that has the Bay Oval Trust reassessing requirements for the next summer of cricket. Bay... Read More

Call goes out to all lapsed Devils

'Roy Boy” retired recently, and deservedly so. At 83-years, he was thinking it was probably time to enjoy a few relaxed twilight years. And his rugby career. So... Read More

Volvo Ocean Race yachts crossing the bay

Solid head winds are seeing the Volvo Ocean Race crews spending more time crossing the Bay of Plenty than anticipated when they set out on leg seven of the round... Read More

Tauranga runners take on ultra runs

From Mount Cook to Oamaru, four Tauranga runners joined two Matamata runners in covering 316km. The group were among 125 competitors who took part in the inaugural... Read More

Mount retains national title

Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service have won the 2018 TSB New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships by 62 points. The crew took out the competition after a three-day... Read More

Delight with 'We Run The Night’

As the sun set at Mount Maunganui on Saturday night, the ‘We Run The Night' running festival at Mount Drury got underway. Fully booked out with over 1800... Read More

Crankworx World Tour in Rotorua

Starting off international competition season in commanding fashion, Casey Brown (CAN) took a big win on Saturday in the first event of Crankworx Rotorua, winning... Read More