Mount braces for surf lifesaving champs

One of the biggest sporting events on the Surf Life Saving New Zealand calendar is taking place this weekend at Mt Maunganui with hundreds of athletes from around the country set to take part.  This year, 850 athletes will compete in the surf and... Read More

Bay rider new king of Taranaki

  Bay of Plenty's Rhys Carter is the newly-crowned king of Taranaki. The 28-year-old 3Twenty3 Kawasaki Racing Team rider was in dazzling form on Sunday, completely dominating the annual King of the Mountain Motocross near New Plymouth. The... Read More

Billabong Grom Series set for Mount

Grommets from around the country will flock to Mount Maunganui this weekend as the Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge swings into action with the first of three events. Held hot on the heels of the National Championships completed at the... Read More

Black Sticks finish third in Tauranga

The Vantage Black Sticks Men have finished third at Tauranga leg of the University of Waikato Four Nations, after a thrilling 5-4 victory over Japan. New Zealand controlled much of the first half and led 2-0 at halftime before an incredible surge saw... Read More

Czech paddlers dominate NZ Open

Czech kayakers Ondrej Tunka and Katerina Kudejova proved too strong at canoe slalom's New Zealand Open, while the national selection battle heated up on the Mangahao River near Palmerston North. Tunka, the reigning K1 men's world champion,... Read More

Aquinas College first XI on tour

Cricket's flourishing at Aquinas College. From barely scraping together the eleven players required for one team back in 2003 when the school opened, the college now boasts 45 male and 12 female players. And next week, the sport will reach yet... Read More

Charity golf tournament for men’s health

A charity golf tournament has been held in Tauranga today, all to assist the Movember Foundation in their quest to improve men's health in New Zealand. Tauranga Golf Club hosted the ninth of 16 events being held around the country as part of ‘The... Read More

Mount win Baywide Twenty 20 title

Carrus Mount Maunganui became the fourth name to be engraved on the Baywide Twenty 20 trophy since the all-action competition began in 2012, when they defeated Element IMF Cadets in the 2018 title decider at Fergusson Park on Saturday. Mount Maunganui... Read More

Athletes dash to the finish line

It's the first day of the Festival of Multisport with hundreds of people coming out to cheer the contenders on. The 2018 Port of Tauranga Half Marathon headlined the festival today, as well as events for people of all ages and abilities such as... Read More

Sounds of silence for the big swim

The 14-year-old had hardly climbed from the water after conquering the stretch between Motiti and Papamoa, and she was already toying with the idea of an assault on Cook Strait and the English Channel. “Yes, I'm definitely interested in those... Read More



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