Sports

Japanese students honing rugby skills

The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union is currently hosting 11 Japanese High School students ranging from 15-18 years of age and one coach, selected from across Japan by... Read More

Young climbers tackle tough competition

Young local rock climbers went harness-free, taking on competitors from across the country at the recent National Indoor Bouldering series held at Rocktopia in... Read More

Bay of Plenty Rugby pay it forward

An initiative by the Bay of Plenty Rugby is being implemented this weekend to help support Eastern Bay Communities affected by the April Floods. The Mitre 10 Cup... Read More

Bell steals show at referee awards

At the 2017 Bay of Plenty Rugby Referees Awards Dinner, Jamie Bell, fresh from controlling the Premier 1 final between Mount Maunganui and Rotoiti two weeks ago,... Read More

Tauranga sailors at the top

Half a world away at the world championships test event in Aarhus, Denmark and the laser medals came to a struggle between two Tauranga Yacht club sailors Tom Saunders... Read More

Dramatic finish for local sailor

New Zealand sailors collected one medal last night and two more have a chance of adding to that tally tonight after a day of high drama at the sailing world championships... Read More

CrossFitters take on the Aussies

Three Tauranga gym enthusiasts will be sweating up a storm to beat Australia in a Masters CrossFit competition. Kim Hawke, Brodie Lawrence and Tim Paton-Tapsell... Read More

Ella spikes high in Volleyball

A Tauranga student came home with a silver medal for her efforts at the beach volleyball Commonwealth Youth Games. Tauranga Aquinas College student Ella Akkerman,... Read More

NZ Teachers’ Games coming to town

We've got the AIMS games - now Tauranga will also play host to the inaugural New Zealand Teachers' Games in October. The teachers' games are an opportunity for... Read More

Te Puke girls bring home bronze

The Te Puke High School girls' squash team returned from the national secondary school squash championships at the weekend with a bronze medal. Team members Iyra... Read More

Peter Burling joins Team Brunel

Peter Burling will be competing in his first offshore race, joining Team Brunel in the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18, however, like any race Peter will be faced with... Read More

Bouldering competition returns to Mount

The National Indoor Bouldering series returns to Tauranga this weekend for the first time in eight years. The NIBS competition is made up of four rounds, with Rocktopia... Read More