Sports

Tauranga Special Olympian chasing big goals

Tauranga athlete Hayley Little is proving that taking a leap of faith can change everything. Hayley discovered Special Olympics during a Covid lockdown, signing... Read More

New Brave kit and player cards for Super Smash

Northern Districts Cricket has revealed the 2025/26 Northern Brave Super Smash kit. The new look will feature across both the men's and women's squads this... Read More

Cowling extends his unbeaten start at Baypark

Tauranga's Chris Cowling has extended his unbeaten start to the speedway season into the month of December with a commanding win in Baypark Speedway's annual... Read More

BOP duo dominate superbike series opener

It could not have gone any better for Bay of Plenty's defending champion Mitch Rees and his multi-time former motorcycling champion father Tony Rees. The... Read More

Basketball brothers set for National Summer Games

Spectators at the National Summer Games this week might be seeing double with two sets of Tauranga twins competing at the Special Olympics New Zealand event... Read More

Sam Ruthe sets new benchmark

Another day, another record. Sam Ruthe is making bettering long-standing benchmarks something of a habit, writing his name into the record books for the... Read More

Playoff thriller: BOP clinch interprovincial title

Bay of Plenty capped an unbeaten week at the Manawatu Golf Club by outlasting an also undefeated Otago side in a gripping Men's Interprovincials final that came... Read More

Athletes step up to lead at National Summer Games

When Ben Higgison got the email confirming he had been selected as an athlete leader, he did not believe it. It was not until his basketball coach and now... Read More

600 not out – Scott Drabble’s finest innings

It's his other skin. The skin he's most comfortable in. Cricket gear trimmed in yellow and black, coat of arms bearing bats, stumps and sabres. And that staunch... Read More

Speedway teen powers into super saloon class

Paengaroa's George Crawford has taken a significant increase in horsepower in his stride. The speedway driver has stepped up from an entry-level racing class... Read More

Speedway teen excels

Paengaroa's George Crawford has taken a significant increase in horsepower in his stride. The speedway driver has stepped up from an entry-level racing class... Read More

Full-throttle action at Baypark Speedway

By Baypark Speedway Baypark Speedway is gearing up for a full-throttle night of racing on Saturday as the Bay Super Bowl delivers dirt-track action at the... Read More