Sports

Harry sets course for India

Tauranga 12-year-old Harry Strang is setting sail for international waters, having earned a coveted spot on the NZ sailing team destined for the 2024 Optimist Asian... Read More

New disc golf course flies into action in WBOP

Disc golf enthusiasts are invited to ‘putt' their skills to the test at a new nine-hole course at TECT Park. Disc golf, or frisbee golf, is played... Read More

Bethlehem parkrun event takes off

As dawn breaks this Saturday, around 100 participants will be huffing into the early morning chill, warming up before an air horn signals the start of Tauranga's... Read More

Sam Cane to call time on international career

Almost 12 years since making his All Blacks debut, Rugby World Cup winner and two-time Super Rugby champion Sam Cane has made the decision to bow out of the... Read More

ISA World Junior Surfing Championships finish up

The New Zealand Junior Surfing Team has finished 11th in the event after a huge 9 days of competition. On the final day of the 2024 ISA World Junior Surfing... Read More

Alexis Owen makes world surf champs final day

The New Zealand Junior Surfing Team head into the final day of the 2024 ISA World Junior Surfing Championships with one surfer remaining in the event - Dunedin's... Read More

49er champs: McHardie, McKenzie win medal race

Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie have completed a key part of their Olympic preparation on a high, by winning the medal race of the 49er European championships... Read More

Tauranga boxer becomes two-division world champion

Disappointment turned to bemused euphoria for a Tauranga-born boxer after an announcer called the wrong winner in a monumental botch-up that's now being described... Read More

Tologa Bay turns on for surf Junior Pro

Day two of the Sequence Surf Gisborne Junior Pro is taking place at Midway Beach in Gisborne today with finals this afternoon. With a massive southerly swell... Read More

Avis Magic win 54-45 over Southern Steel

Breaking a tight deadlock, Avis Magic has flown home with a dominant final quarter to deliver a compelling 54-45 win over Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in... Read More

Waihi Golf Club ladies win BOP title

With great weather, it's been another full-on week for the Waihi Golf Club. Club member Rodger Bagshaw is reporting on the week that was. SATURDAY... Read More

Three Kiwis left in world junior surf champs

Three New Zealand surfers will battle out the penultimate day of the 2024 ISA World Junior Surfing Championships being held in El Salvador after a big day of... Read More