Sports

What’s on Today? Tai Mitchell

Hundreds of legs will be taking to the fields at Blake Park as keen rugby players prepare to take part in day 3 of the Tai Mitchell Shield. The Tai Mitchell tournament... Read More

Soggy start for rugby tournament

Tauranga's best young rugby players braved the cold and wet today for the first round of the Tai Mitchell tournament. The tournament has been running for almost... Read More

Hitting the field for Tai Mitchell games

This year's Tai Mitchell tournament kicks off today, in which teams will go head to head to claim the Tai Mitchell Shield and Bill Murray Trophy at Blake Park. The... Read More

New cricket academy for Mount

Although the cricket season might be in the distant future, a group of local young men who have a real passion for the game are putting in the hard yards for off-season... Read More

‘Kill them’: sideline abuse at rugby

Encouraging players to ‘kill' the other team is just one example of the sideline abuse at a kids' rugby match over the weekend. The atmosphere at an intermediate-age... Read More

Mount triumph in ‘Battle of the Bridge’

Mount Maunganui Sports have scored a convincing victory over rivals Tauranga Sports in this weekend's ‘Battle of the Bridge' rugby match. The 35-18 win on... Read More

Weekend canoeing in Germany

At 24, Jane Nicholas has no right to be called a veteran - but all of a sudden, she's the old head in the New Zealand canoe slalom team tackling the third ICF... Read More

Rugby top spot remains close

The Bethlehem Coachlines Baywide secondary schools' championship reaches the halfway point this weekend with some surprising results. The battle for a top spot... Read More

Free screening of Lions test matches

A free public screening of the second and third test matches of the DHL New Zealand Lions Series 2017 will be held at the family-friendly fanzone on the Tauranga... Read More

Half-marathon coming to Whitianga

Whitianga will set the stage for a bucket list sporting event next year, with a half marathon and related events catering to just about every level of fitness. Disciplines... Read More

Arthritic woman in Everest marathon

Arthritic Tauranga mother of two Nicola Wearne is back from running the Everest Marathon, which took her a ‘brutal' 12 hours. The marathon followed a 15-day... Read More

LIVE: Waka ama champs in Tahiti

The inaugural 2017 IVF Va'a World Distance Championships is due to get underway in Tahiti today. The team chose Tauranga as their training ground before heading... Read More