Sports

White Ferns set Australia target of 254

Australia's women's cricket team the Southern Stars will need 254 runs if they want to keep the Rosebowl series alive. The White Ferns posted an impressive 253-8... Read More

Rippa Rugby kicks off in Whakatane

Rippa Rugby modules will kick off for the first time at Whakatane's Rugby Park this afternoon. More than 300 Year Five to Year Eight pupils will be involved in... Read More

One Base tournament starts

One hundred fishing boats with about 400 anglers on board headed out of the Tauranga Harbour entrance today for the start Tauranga Sport Fishing club's One Base... Read More

Rosebowl up for grabs in the Mount

Trans-Tasman women's cricket hostilities will resume this week with two encounter set to take place at Mount Maunganui's Bay Oval. With the White Ferns winning... Read More

Rippa Rugby returns to Western Bay

More than 2000 Year 2 to Year 8 primary school pupils will be taking part in Bay of Plenty Rugby Union's Rippa Rugby programme this year. Monday marked the start... Read More

Surf's up at the Mount

Preparations for the Under 14 New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships are underway at Mount Maunganui's Main Beach, with a digger creating a trench for internet,... Read More

$1.7m boost for Rotorua Crankworx

The government intends to invest up to $1.7 million over five years into the mountain biking Crankworx Festival and Enduro World Series in Rotorua. Crankworx, the... Read More

Bay rider poised to win title

Using an analogy from another sport: if superbike racing was a tennis match, then Bay of Plenty's Tony Rees is at match point. Starting the day 18 points in front... Read More

Mount surfers give strong performances

Mount surfers Raiha Ensor and Elin Tawharu have both won their respective divisions in the second event of the Billabong Grom Series. Ensor took out the Under 20... Read More

Bay dismiss Nelson's timid challenge

The Nelson Griffins proved no match for Bay of Plenty in their Hawke Cup Challenge at the Bay Oval at the weekend. Nelson's timid challenge was eventually ended... Read More

Wright NZ’s mountain bike champion

Amateur downhill rider Keegan Wright has upset a number of professionals to claim victory at the national mountain bike championships near Wanaka. The 20-year-old... Read More

Dynamic duos in Papamoa

Today is the annual Eves Realty Dynamic Duo Parent Child Tournament hosted at the Papamoa Tennis Club. This year - its third - there are 64 entries divided into... Read More