Sports

Sir Colin diagnosed with cancer

All Black great Sir Colin Meads is facing his toughest test of all time. The legendary lock, who marked his 80th birthday on June 3, was this week diagnosed with... Read More

Women turn champs around

Convincing performances from the female team members of the New Zealand Surfing Team will be a welcome boost as the six surfers head into day three of the INS ISA... Read More

Mount surfer keeps title hopes alive

The New Zealand Surfing Team stepped up their performances on day three of the INS ISA World Surfing Games in Costa Rica with several good heat wins at Jaco Beach.... Read More

Fans to descend on Tauranga

Free live music and pre-match entertainment will be up for grabs ahead of the Bay of Plenty Steamers' match against Taranaki in the Mitre 10 Cup match at Tauranga... Read More

Tauranga sailor third in Laser

Tauranga sailor Sam Meech is third overall in the Olympic Laser regatta, sailing a fifth and a sixth on day two. Discarding the 19 points he collected in race one,... Read More

Mount fight to retain title

Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service will fight to retain their Eastern Region Pool Championship title in Hamilton this weekend. With 46 athletes entered, they are... Read More

Sixth out of 47 on first day

Tauranga sailor Sam Meech opens his first Olympic regatta sailing two races today on Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro to lie 6th overall in the Laser event. 'It's fair... Read More

Tauranga sailor in Olympic first

Tauranga sailor Jason Saunders and Murrays Bay sailor Gemma Jones make Olympic history when they begin their games later this week. While Tauranga sailor Sam Meech... Read More

Rangataua take out title

There is no better song to describe Rangataua than Queen's hit We Are The Champions. The club created history for themselves when they beat Mount Maunganui 35-33. On... Read More

Riding the wave to the worlds

When Jordan Lilley gave up downhill mountain biking, his parents John and Donna were jubilant because they always feared he'd get injured. The joy soon turned to... Read More

The only way is up

Tauranga City United only need to look as far as the 80s song - The Only Way is Up - by Yazz and the Plastic Population as the side sit at the bottom of their football... Read More

Impressive display by the Steamers

The Whakatane Community were treated to an impressive display of rugby from the Bay of Plenty Steamers, when they triumphed over Northland in a 49-26 victory yesterday. The... Read More