Sports

Hart in the right place

The sport of motorcycle racing may be regarded as high risk and high reward, but Bay of Plenty's Duncan Hart is planning on taking no risks at all in the near future. The... Read More

Bell named in NZ rugby referee squad

Bay of Plenty Rugby Referee Jamie Bell has been selected to New Zealand Rugby's Referee High Performance Wider Training Group squad for the 2017 season. BOPRU... Read More

One injured in speedway crash

One person had to be freed from the wreckage of a crash at Baypark Speedway. A Northern Fire Communications spokesperson says the person received moderate injuried... Read More

Two matches rained off

Rain affected all but one round of the 2016 Baywide Cup continued on Saturday - with a short and sharp encounter that produced result at the Te Puke Domain while... Read More

Excellence in learning karate

After much blood, sweat and tears, a Tauranga teen has grabbed the ultimate title in learning the art of karate. After a gruelling 18-hour overnight test, 13-year-old... Read More

Bay cricketers win junior competition

Bay of Plenty Coastland returned home in triumph after winning the ND Junior Secondary School tournament played in Whangarei recently. The side drawn from the... Read More

Record Monster field goes international

New Zealand's biggest surf lifesaving race takes another giant leap forward with this year's Mount Monster endurance event boasting a record field and a distinct... Read More

Blind cricket summer series begins

Bay of Plenty Blind Cricket representatives will be playing their first home game this season at Blake Park this Sunday. The first T20 game against Manukau South... Read More

Cox excited ahead of Hyundai Shootout

Rotorua's Sloan Cox career as a rally driver will be taken to a whole new level if he wins the inaugural Hyundai New Zealand Young Driver Shootout this weekend. The... Read More

Sir Colin to be immortalised in bronze

He was a larger than life force on the rugby field, and now Papamoa-based All Black great Sir Colin Meads will have a permanent, larger than life presence in his... Read More

Tauranga kids make harbour crossing

Two young Tauranga swimmers triumphed over the competition in the Harbour Crossing swim held in Auckland last Saturday. Matthew Wagstaff and Daniel Shanahan, both... Read More

National Sevens tickets on sale

Tickets are now on sale to watch New Zealand's top provincial men's and women's teams competing for national honours over the weekend of January 14-15 in Rotorua. The... Read More