Sports

Applications for KiwiSport funding open

Applications for funding from the KiwiSport fund is now open, with local groups encouraged to apply to Sport Bay of Plenty. The KiwiSport Fund is a government-funded... Read More

Team NZ planning America’s Cup challenge

Champagne celebrations for Emirates Team New Zealand…the Kiwis winning the Louis Vuitton challenger series for the fourth time and doing it in some style. By... Read More

The gift of making a boat go faster

Peter Burling always had the gift of making a boat go faster. That's what Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club commodore Nick Wrinch told SunLive today following... Read More

Team New Zealand 2-1 up

The cry of ‘man overboard' was the climax of a dramatic first day of the Louis Vuitton Challenger Series final in Bermuda, with Emirates Team New Zealand... Read More

Not just nose clips and make-up

It's an amalgam of athleticism, creativity and artistry. Or a hybrid of swimming, dance and gymnastics - either way it's glamorous athletes performing synchronised,... Read More

Two season suspension for coach

A junior rugby coach has been suspended for two seasons for abusing a referee he considered missed a dangerous tackle on one of his players. The incidents that... Read More

Medal chance at world cup final

The class of Alex Maloney and Tauranga sailor Molly Meech came to the fore in racing at the World Cup final in Santander overnight, leaving the pair with an outside... Read More

Tauranga fashion's winning streak

Elizabeth Charleston, winner of the Shiseido Fashions in the Field at Tauranga Racecourse in March, has gone on to place third at the Brisbane Racing Carnival's... Read More

Record snapper boated

A freezing night while fishing overnight during a full moon this week paid off for Grant and Kim Curtis on Friday morning, with Kim boating a pending world record... Read More

Sailors overcoming the handicap

Alex Maloney and Tauranga sailor Molly Meech are making progress up the leaderboard at the World Cup final in Santander Spain, overnight after putting aside the... Read More

Waka Ama teams prepare for world champs

Tauranga has been chosen as the training ground for the seven NZ Waka Ama teams competing in the inaugural 2017 IVF Va'a World Distance Championships in Tahiti... Read More

Bad day for Tauranga sailors

Tauranga sailors featured in international competitions for all the wrong reasons today, first with Peter Burling pitch-polling at the Americas Cup, while fellow... Read More