Sports

Light floods Papamoa fields

Gordon Spratt Reserve will be getting a lot more use thanks to floodlighting that is being installed at three of its playing fields before the winter sports season... Read More

Runner to reach legend status

This weekend will mark the fifth year of taking on 100 kilometres for one man who is apart of the Oxfam trailwalker. But Zebedee Stone, says he isn't just trying... Read More

Indy 500 flag visits Tauranga

The flag that will be used to start this year's Indianapolis 500 has been touring the world lately, including a stop at the recent Winter Olympics in South Korea... Read More

‘Just like the old days’ for Armstrong

Reigning D1NZ champion Cole Armstrong is relishing in the opportunity to take on Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen. Five years on from their last battle -... Read More

Papamoa Bulldogs showing new attitude

The British bulldog is a muscular and hefty fellow - wrinkled face, pushed-in nose, snaggle-toothed and pugnacious. The Papamoa Bulldog is a smarter, leaner, faster... Read More

Mount lifeguards crowned champions

Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service have been crowned the 2018 Under-14 New Zealand Surf Life Saving Champions after the final day of racing was cancelled due to... Read More

Sports events to benefit businesses

Local businesses are set to benefit from two national sporting events, which will bring over 4,000 visitors to the Whakatane District this month. Oxfam Trailwalker... Read More

Teams tied at Ocean18

The 2018 Under-14 New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships has continued to be one of the most hotly contested events on the Surf Life Saving New Zealand calendar,... Read More

Innovative auction for cricket matches

Blackcaps fans' summer of cricket in the stands is set to heat up even further with a series of Air New Zealand holiday packages to be snapped up via live in-stadium... Read More

‘Biggest sporting event of the year’

Just inside the door of the TGA BOX health and fitness gym in Judea, there's a life-sized poster of Muhammad Ali standing over a prostrate Sonny Liston. It reads... Read More

Mount leads in Under-14 lifeguard champs

Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service has taken the early lead after day one of the Under-14 New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships. The club, with 44 athletes,... Read More

Off the bikes and into the kitchen

Three cyclists from Tauranga are about to head to the United States to take part in a series of charity races across the country - but first they're fundraising... Read More