Sports

Bella and family shine in adaptive swimming

Tauranga Artistic Swimming Club's adaptive programme offers inclusive opportunities for swimmers with diverse abilities to thrive and enjoy artistic swimming. Bella... Read More

Karim Lopez lights up NBL with record run

Teenaged BNZ Breakers sensation Karim Lopez is looking to continue his red-hot form when his side takes on Brisbane Bullets at Wolfbrook Arena in Christchurch... Read More

Tauranga's surfing events set to impress

From inspiring young surfers at the Billabong Grom Series to witnessing top competitors at the New Zealand Festival of Longboarding, Tauranga's two upcoming... Read More

Mount Maunganui gears up for major triathlon event

Mount Maunganui's majestic waterfront will serve as the backdrop to one of the showpiece weekends on the Oceania Triathlon calendar. The Bay of Plenty tourism... Read More

Groms hit the waves for sold-out surf event

Freshly crowned National Champions, eager groms and local hopefuls are among the many young surfers competing in the sold-out first event of the Billabong Grom... Read More

Surf lifesaving regionals set to make waves

Mount Maunganui will host the Eastern Regional Championships, New Zealand's second-largest lifesaving carnival this weekend. Surf lifesaving clubs from around... Read More

Two-time UFC middleweight champ returns to action

Israel Adesanya is staying in his own lane. Next week, the two-time UFC middleweight champion returns to action against fellow top-five-ranked athlete Nassourdine... Read More

'Gayle-force' wind hits Albion Junior Cricket Club

It is not every day that a superstar visits a humble junior cricket club in Tauranga. Chris Gayle, one of cricket's most powerful hitters, visited Fergusson... Read More

Waka ama veteran: "I go out there to win"

Mount Maunganui's Mike Hickson has brought back gold and silver from the Waka Ama NZ sprint nationals. Hickson has competed in the sprint nationals for 32... Read More

BOP racing talent flocks Woodville GP

There will be huge numbers on hand to witness as the heat goes on for defending champion Hamish Harwood in the first major event of the 2025 motocross season... Read More

Taupō local dominates MTBNZ National Series

Paris Olympian Sammie Maxwell turned up the heat on home turf to dominate the second round of the MTBNZ National Series in Taupō. Mountain Bike New Zealand... Read More

Mount surfers excel at national champs

Six newly minted national champions were confirmed in Stent Road perfection on Thursday January 16 at the 2025 National Surfing Championships, including surfers... Read More