Sports

Quarter-final role for Bay ref

Bay of Plenty rugby official Glen Jackson has been named as an assistant referee for the Australia versus Scotland World Cup quarter-final clash at Twickenham on... Read More

Elina ushers in another title

Elina Ussher continued her stranglehold on the Motu Challenge multisport female title, wining her eighth crown over the weekend. Rarely does an endurance athlete... Read More

Drivers tear up new track

Some of the Bay of Plenty's top rally drivers gave the region's newest track a blast over the weekend - and thrilled the Bay's rally fans in the process. Tauranga's... Read More

Reserve cricket season underway

Greerton's reserve grade team got their season underway in style over the weekend, racking up an impressive 150 run win over Te Puke. The Tauranga side piled on... Read More

Big future for Otumoetai sprinter

If you ask most 13-year-olds what they can do in 13.27 seconds, it wouldn't be run 100 metres. That is, unless, your name is Kayli Tuiraviravi. The Otumoetai Intermediate... Read More

Steamers lose to Otago

Bay of Plenty Steamers regular season has come to an end with a 43-30 loss to Otago in Dunedin this afternoon. Steamers were 29-16 down at the break after Otago... Read More

Run fest for opening season

Two centuries blasted by Element IMF Cadets batsmen opened the Baywide Cup title race in style yesterday. Batting first Cadets against Cooney Lees Morgan Tauranga... Read More

All Blacks: how they rated

The All Blacks have finished top of their pool and now wait to see who they will play from the France versus Ireland match early tomorrow morning. But let's rate... Read More

Holder takes runner-up spot

Mount Maunganui's David Holder has rounded out the season with a spectacular second place, taking the battle for the win right down to the final stage at the Trusthouse... Read More

Club cricket set to start

Premier Baywide cricket season gets underway on today with seven premier teams chasing premier honours in the Baywide Cup, T20 and Williams Cup. The withdrawal of... Read More

BOP event is a North Island first

A new multi-day mountain biking event, starting on The Strand in Tauranga and travelling throughout the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel, is set to confirm the region's... Read More

Anglers hoping to reel in $25k

A Waihou angler could be $25,000 better off after reeling in a tagged trout on Lake Rotoiti. Fish & Game has confirmed the fisherman hooked one of the specially... Read More