Sports

Thunder Ridge Motorsport Park becoming reality

A new motorsport and driver training facility proposed for TECT Park is progressing to the next step, after a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between... Read More

Sharing Katikati’s early sport milestones

From September 12-14 Katikati will mark the 150th anniversary since the Ulster Irish settlers arrived in town with three days packed with community events. The... Read More

Steamers to face Southland Stags in Rotorua

Rotorua is set to host the Bay of Plenty Steamers for the first and only time this season. The men in blue and yellow take on the Southland Stags at the... Read More

RSE Sports Festival returns to Blake Park

The RSE Sports Festival is returning for its second year at Blake Park, Mount Maunganui, on Saturday, August 23. The event is a unique collaboration between... Read More

Black Caps’ T20 series at Bay Oval

Cricket fans can snap up $20 tickets to the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy Twenty20 International series between the Black Caps and Australia at Bay Oval in October,... Read More

Mount Maunganui lifeguards triumph in medal haul

Bay lifeguards have wrapped up one of their strongest seasons yet, triumphing in a classic transtasman showdown. The Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service competed... Read More

Kiwis conquer Yukon 1000 in epic kayak victory

An Eastern Bay man's personal bucket list has taken a big hit with the Yukon 1000 — a 1000-mile (1600-kilometre) kayak race — now officially crossed... Read More

Tauranga Aims Games 2025 adds venues, divisions

After the success of 2024, organisers of this year's Zespri Aims Games have opted for tweaks rather than wholesale changes for the 2025 edition. Although... Read More

Black Ferns inspire Pāpāmoa College students

The energy at Pāpāmoa College was electric as students gathered to welcome some of New Zealand's most celebrated athletes — the Black Ferns. In partnership... Read More

White House to host cage fight on July 4: UFC boss

The White House is to play host to a mixed martial arts bout on July 4 next year, the day the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its founding,... Read More

Tauranga man breaks death diving record

When Tauranga's Flynn Chisholm leapt from a scenic cliff top in Majorca last week, it took him less than three seconds to achieve what no other Kiwi had. The... Read More

Pāpāmoa Rugby Club to get new clubrooms

A grassroots rugby club in a fast-growing suburb is gearing up for long-awaited new clubrooms. Pāpāmoa Rugby Club is set to get a relocatable clubroom... Read More