Sports

Licences now on sale

The opportunity to bag a duck, pheasant or quail for the family table is drawing nearer, with game bird hunting licences for the 2017 season on sale now. Keen hunters... Read More

Mount leads NZ surf life saving champs

Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service has surged ahead of their competitors after the first day of the New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships in New Brighton, Christchurch. The... Read More

Baywide Rugby Comp returns today

The pride, the passion and the glory of club rugby returns to the Bay of Plenty with the 2017 season kicking off today. Bay of Plenty Rugby Union operations manager... Read More

Team surfing at Whangamata

Talent-laden Bay Boardriders from Mount Maunganui is expected to challenge for the title at the inaugural Hurley New Zealand Club Championships at Whangamata this... Read More

Tackling mental health head on

New Zealand Rugby is tackling mental illness and the stigma associated with getting help with the launch of a new website and social media campaign targeting the... Read More

Porirua forest to test enduro elite

It looks like it might be Groombridge versus Macdonald contest all over again in the New Zealand Enduro Championships. Bay of Plenty's Brad Groombridge was locked... Read More

Omanu wins SLS masters

Omanu Surf Life Saving Club has taken the win in the iconic masters division by a substantial margin, held today as part of the annual TSB Bank National Surf Life... Read More

Mount surfers top division

Three Mount surfers topped their division in the third and final event of the Billabong Grom Series, held on home territory last weekend. Elin Tawharu took her... Read More

Bay of Plenty retain Hawke Cup

The ‘Tasman Tempest' has ensured that Bay of Plenty will lock away the Hawke Cup at Bay Oval for the 2017 winter. The final Hawke Cup challenge of the season,... Read More

Changes at the top of motocross champs

There have been major changes at the top of all three classes in the 2017 New Zealand Motocross Championships after a frantic day of racing near Palmerston North... Read More

Hawke Cup continues despite rain

The recuperative powers of the Bay Oval at Mount Maunganui were on display in spades yesterday, on the second day of the Hawke Cup Directive Challenge between Bay... Read More

Sodden start to series finale

The storm that has battered the upper North Island this week looked set to disrupt the third and final event of the Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge... Read More