Sports

Mini Monster set for surf debut

Surf lifesaving's Mount Monster will open a new dimension this week, with the Mini Monster set to showcase the best junior talent around. The Dexion-sponsored... Read More

Sydney stepping stone for laser sailors

Tauranga laser sailors Sam Meech and Tom Saunders are looking to end the year on a high when Sail Sydney gets underway today. With one laser slot open for the Tokyo... Read More

BOP teams announced for Northern game

Bay of Plenty Men's Sevens' Head Coach Paul Tietjens and Bay of Plenty Women's Sevens' Head Coach Victoria Grant have named their respective teams to play in this... Read More

National Sevens tickets go on sale

New Zealand's top provincial men's and women's teams will compete for national honours over the weekend of January 13-14 in Rotorua. The sixteen men's and twelve... Read More

Rippa Rugby wraps up

A total of 188 teams and 1880 players will rip it up at in the final week of the Rippa Rugby and Quick Rip modules across the Western Bay of Plenty. The TECT Rippa... Read More

Carrington relishes kayak competition

Lisa Carrington has made a successful start to another new kayaking season, though the Olympic champion knows she can't let her standards slip with the quality... Read More

Aimee-Leigh no shrinking violet

Aimee-Leigh Brunsdon's claim to motoring fame is driving off from a petrol station forecourt with the petrol pump still in her car. But don't let that fool you.... Read More

TBC warm up for national finals with win

Cooney Lees Morgan Tauranga Boys' College victory over Carrus Mount Maunganui in the Baywide Cup on Saturday has provided the Tauranga secondary school first eleven... Read More

When petanque gets serious

It's a watershed weekend for the Tauranga BOP Petanque Association. First, it's hosting the national senior doubles tournament - 27 pairs and 54 players from as... Read More

Nail-biting second day at Mount beach

The second day of the DHL International Surf Rescue Challenge has resulted in New Zealand and Australia finishing a mere two points apart, with the Australian side... Read More

Record number of entries for TRYathlon

The Mount Maunganui Weet-Bix TRYathlon is sold out this weekend, with a record 1400 children, aged seven-to-15, entered in the annual event. Held at Arataki Park,... Read More

A cricket team called Singh

At home in the Punjab, in India's north-west, Kuljit Singh would play cricket in the streets. Because he had to. 'That's all there was,” he explains. 'A tennis... Read More