Sports

When your name matches your sport

Denzel Dance in hip hop. Seb Wheeler in mountain biking. Cody Waters in swimming. And basketballers with the last names Hooper and Fowler. It's almost written... Read More

Steamers steam ahead in home game match

Bay of Plenty Steamers are celebrating a 33-20 win over Taranaki Bulls in Round 6 of the Bunnings Warehouse National Provincial Championship. Bay of Plenty... Read More

Seven golds at world champs for NZ dragon boats

New Zealand dragon boat teams are returning from the Club Crew World Championships in Italy with seven gold and three silver medals. Seven dragon boat clubs,... Read More

Fifth generation bowler competes at AIMS Games

Peering through a microscope, you'd probably see tiny bowls floating around in Niamh Tyson's blood. The 13-year-old Pyes Pā student is the fifth generation... Read More

Caring Jack has your back

This is a story about a boy with a big heart. It's all about Jack Coombs who went 'above and beyond” to support a girl he'd never even met. The... Read More

Sustainability initiative wraps up

'It's a bit like a treasure hunt!” Words you might not expect to hear from students who are picking up rubbish. Zespri AIMS Games athletes removed... Read More

What's on: rugby, climate festival, art

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting cloudy periods with... Read More

Anton out to arm-wrestle his world title back

Most people arm-wrestle for fun - but for Pāpāmoa's Anton van der Westhuizen it's a serious business. The professional arm-wrestler is determined to defend... Read More

Double delight for Shield-winning Steamers star

It's a big week for the Ierome clan. While dad and former provincial rugby player Jeff Ierome has a whimsical eye on the past, his identical twin boys Liam... Read More

Tauranga Boys’ College 1st XI win Rankin Cup

In a momentous achievement for Tauranga Boys' College, the school's 1st XI hockey team has secured the New Zealand Secondary Schools' Rankin Cup for the first... Read More

445 Run Club: Pushing for that 1% each week

While most are still lying in bed on a Friday morning wishing it was the weekend already, the 445 Run Club are already up and have started their day. 445... Read More

Gymnast trades hospital admissions for AIMS Games

If it wasn't for gymnastics - and a small miracle - Chloe Crump reckons she'd still be visiting hospital every couple of months for a chronic lung disease. Instead,... Read More