Sports

Katikati wrestler wins gold at championship

Katikati freestyle wrestler Suraj Singh has earned international acclaim after winning a gold medal at the 2025 Southeast Asian & Invitation Wrestling Championship... Read More

Local school basketball stars dominate nationals

Aquinas College senior boys' three-on-three basketball team ended their era of dominance with a win at the Secondary Schools Nationals in April at Mercury Baypark,... Read More

Tauranga Muay Thai club prepares for Thailand trip

A Tauranga Muay Thai club is travelling to Thailand to learn from the best of the best. Before they head to Phuket in June, the club has brought Thailand... Read More

Young lifesavers selected for elite NZ teams

Three Pāpāmoa Surf Life Saving Club rising stars will take on the world after being selected to represent New Zealand at two major international surf lifesaving... Read More

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