Sports

Tanner and Ruthe tie in dramatic 1500m final

A rare dead heat in the 1500m at the national athletics championships in Dunedin has seen a tie in the track's blue-riband event. Olympian Sam Tanner... Read More

Artistic swimmer-turned-rower eyes Olympics

The $60,000 cost of making it to the Olympics for artistic swimming put Karlina Steiner off pursuing her dream - but now she has turned her attention to rowing... Read More

Added support for Special Olympics swimmers

For talented competitive swimmer Janae Higgins, there was always one frustration: the diver's block. 'I've been swimming for almost two years now. Backstroke's... Read More

Sixty-nine-year-old with winging "addiction"

'I've been winging for about four years, and I absolutely love it,” said Bay of Plenty's 69-year-old Simon McDonald. 'My family and I were in Fiji and... Read More

Rotorua Crankworx: Young riders excel

The winners of the crowd-pleasing Whip Off Championships were in high spirits as the sun set on day two of the Rotorua Crankworx World Cup. Thursday's gold... Read More

Young manu talent makes waves at manu champs

Twelve-year-old Kadyn Kanohi started doing manu dives in a mate's pool. Now he is doing 9.6m splashes wherever he can. The Mount Maunganui... Read More

History and pride: Katikati Stage take on Pirates

The Katikati Stags took on the Eastern Pirates of Rotorua in a highly anticipated pre-season clash. But this match last Saturday was more than just a pre-season... Read More

Sevens star to line up for Te Puke Sports

A speedster who has played sevens at the highest level has come to Te Puke looking to rediscover his love of rugby after a season of setbacks. Femi Sofolarin... Read More

Crankworx Rotorua 2025: Riders to watch

Crankworx Rotorua 2025 is under way, with top mountain biking athletes hitting the slopes of Mt Ngongotahā. Here's the Crankworx guide to riders to watch... Read More

An intense night of racing expected at Baypark

A 30-plus field of the fastest cars in dirt track racing will contest the 2025 Boss Powercoating North Island Sprint Car Championship at Mt Maunganui's Baypark... Read More

600 athletes, 300 crew: Crankworx kicks off

Crankworx Rotorua kicks off today, with 636 athletes from 30 countries in town for the mountain biking festival. Organisers told the Rotorua Daily Post an... Read More

Thunder on track: Motorsport park planned

The first details have been revealed for a brand new motorsport and driver training facility in the Bay of Plenty's TECT Park. Thunder Ridge Motorsport Park... Read More