Sports

Excitement building for Mitre 10 cup

Excitement is building for the Bay of Plenty Steamers' first Mitre 10 Cup game this Saturday when they return to take on Taranaki at Tauranga Domain. It was fitting... Read More

Free bus travel for ticket holders

Free bus rides are being offered to everyone with tickets to the Mitre 10 Cup match between the Bay of Plenty Steamers and Taranaki at the Tauranga Domain this Saturday. All... Read More

High performance centre expands

The house site at 50 Miro Street next to the High Performance Sports Centre has been sold to Bay Venues Ltd for $618,750 to allow expansion of the high performance... Read More

Gold medal guaranteed

Tauranga sailor Peter Burling and Blair Tuke are assured of the 49er class gold medal after extending their margin today to become unbeatable in Thursday's medal... Read More

Mount successfully defend title

Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service successfully defended their Eastern Region Pool Championships title in Hamilton over the weekend. The Bay of Plenty club finished... Read More

Tauranga sailor's Laser bronze

Tauranga sailor Sam Meech won bronze in the Olympic laser class pushing off challenges from five-time Olympic medallist Robert Scheidt (BRA) and reigning world champion... Read More

Sevens tournament kicks off

Teams from Tauranga and Rotorua gathered at Westbrook Park for the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union Invitational Sevens Tournament. The teams met yesterday ahead of the... Read More

Medal wins for Bay Olympians

Gold and bronze medals are coming home to the Bay after three Bay Olympians first and third at the Rio Olympics. Lisa Carrington is now a double Olympic champion... Read More

Tauranga medal possibilities

Tauranga Laser sailor Sam Meech is on a rest day ahead of his 5am NZ Time medal race tomorrow. The 25-year old Olympic debutant is in 3rd position going into the... Read More

Have you come down with Olympic fever?

The 2016 Rio Olympic Games are in full swing now and already we've seen some highs and lows - some lower than others - for the New Zealand team. SunLive asked people... Read More

Mike Dawson flying high

Tauranga Olympic kayaker Mike Dawson may not have got a podium finish, but thanks to Great Britain's Joe Clarke, he will get a free helicopter ride. The duo spent... Read More

Tauranga sailors still in the hunt

Tauranga sailor Sam Meech will go into the Olympic Laser medal race wellplaced for a bronze after winning the final fleet race in the men's single-handed fleet at... Read More