Sports

Bay Oval myth dispelled

Hawke's Bay attack bowler Liam Dudding disproved the myth that the Bay Oval at Mount Maunganui is a batsman's paradise, early on in the opening morning of the Hawke... Read More

Carrington takes sports highest honour

Lisa Carrington has claimed New Zealand's highest sports honours for 2016 at the 54th Halberg Awards ceremony at Vector Arena in Auckland. The canoeist, who won... Read More

Paddling pair leading NZ charge

One's a whitewater surgeon, precise and consistent, while the other is more a paddle-wielding gun-slinger and big-game hunter. Despite their differences, Callum... Read More

Mount champ's classy win

It was business as usual for defending champions Cody Cooper and Hamish Harwood at the opening round of the New Zealand Motocross Championships near Timaru. Mount... Read More

Slim margin in surf lifesaving victory

Surf Life Saving's Northern region has emerged in the top spot at the annual New Zealand Representative Surf Boat Challenge, held for the second time this year... Read More

Te Puke cricket history re-written

Tai Bridgman-Raison rewrote New World Te Puke Cricket Club batting history on Saturday, when he blasted a big century in his team's Williams Cup encounter with... Read More

Doing better than your age

Not many people can say they've played 100 games of golf scoring under their age, but Ray Pittams can. The 82-year-old has either equalled his age, or done under... Read More

Bay rugby player heads to France

Bay of Plenty Steamers first five eight Dan Hollinshead has departed for France to take up a short-term contract with the French club Agen. Bay of Plenty Rugby... Read More

Sausage sizzle for rowing club

A spate of break-ins at the BOP Coast rowing club on the Wairoa River has resulted in the club being the recipient of the Tauranga BNZ fun day sausage sizzle on... Read More

Locals bested in slalom champs

New Zealand's big guns failed to fire on the final day of the Oceania canoe slalom championships in Auckland, although two rising stars managed to salvage home-town... Read More

Bay bat Counties out of Hawke Cup

Bay of Plenty simply batted Counties Manukau out of the Hawke Cup Direct Challenge, played at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui over Auckland Anniversary weekend. More... Read More

Aussie takes second MX GP title

New Zealand MX1 champion Cody Cooper of Mount Maunganui, led from the start of the feature race of the annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville, but... Read More