Sports

All Black re-signs with Chiefs and NZ Rugby

World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year Wallace Sititi has committed for another two years with New Zealand Rugby and the Chiefs, signing a new contract... Read More

Jones, Fielder win UTA50 at Ultra-Trail Australia

Superstar runners Daniel Jones and Caitlin Fielder have dominated the UTA50 at Hoka Ultra-Trail Australia by UTMB in the New South Wales Blue Mountains,... Read More

A Kiwi engineer is on a mission to pass 422km/h

A Kiwi engineer is on a mission to set a land speed record higher than 422km/h - in a car he built in his shed. Seventy-two-year-old Dave Alexander has spent... Read More

Māori wards campaigner to deliver letters by bike

Māori wards campaigner, 15-year-old Jack Karetai-Barrett, is not finished with his efforts to raise awareness about the need for Māori perspectives in... Read More

Rotorua Jiu Jitsu club aims to raise $63k

With great attitudes, a willingness to learn and dedication, members of a Rotorua jiu-jitsu club have found themselves on a path to the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World... Read More

A legend on the course

He's referred to as 'a bit of a legend” and 'a really good bloke”. Ray Pittams, 90, is also well-known among members at the Tauranga Golf Club... Read More

Haumaru courts slam dunk for Tauranga

Tauranga's newest indoor sports facility, the University of Waikato Haumaru Sport and Recreation Centre, is already a hit with locals after more than 3000 people... Read More

NZ teams set for Surf Rescue Challenge at home

Surf Life Saving New Zealand has selected three national teams for the 2025 International Surf Rescue Challenge, taking place on home soil for the first time... Read More

'Mind-blowing': Softball legend's 46-year journey

It was the year that McDonald's Happy Meals, the Walkman and Strawberry Shortcake was introduced to the world - and Bellevue's Paul Goodall was introduced to... Read More

Magic ready to take on Steel on home turf

Waikato Bay of Plenty Avis Magic are ready for their first home game in Hamilton against Southern Steel next week. The Magic may not have opened the 2025... Read More

Young Fish & Game winners to enjoy hunting weekend

Eight keen young game bird hunters from around the country will enjoy two days hunting in outstanding wetlands, as winners of a competition run by Fish & Game... Read More

Katikati Stags dominate Pāpāmoa, 47–7

The Katikati Stags are now preparing to take on Arataki after winning against Pāpāmoa at the weekend. The Stags travelled to Pāpāmoa on Saturday for a... Read More