Sports

LIV Golf winner Danny Lee to play NZ Open

LIV Golf winner Danny Lee is to return to the NZ Open, the first time as a pro, teeing up in Queenstown next week. Lee now plies his trade as part of... Read More

BoP hosts motocross championship opener

The 2025 New Zealand Motocross Championships kicked off in the Bay of Plenty on Saturday with the popular TECT Park, near Tauranga, hosting the spectacular one-day... Read More

Hawks and Tarboton shine at Tarawera Ultra

Four champions have been crowned at the 16th edition of the Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB, with international stars claiming the 50km titles and Kiwis dominating... Read More

Winning ways continue for Honda’s Rees

Less than a week after the Bay of Plenty's Mitch Rees stamped his authority at Invercargill, he virtually repeated the dose at the next phase of the motorcycle... Read More

The talk about pickleball

Chatting to Wendy Smyth about pickleball, she mentions badminton, squash and table tennis. Pickleball has elements of all three, but in reality, it's its... Read More

Harding leads NZ Super Saloon qualifiers

Auckland racer Ben Harding made an early statement in qualifying for the 2025 New Zealand Super Saloon Car title at Baypark Speedway on Friday night. After... Read More

Badminton is booming in the Bay

The Bay of Plenty Badminton Association (BOP Badminton) is experiencing unprecedented growth, strengthening its position as one of the region's most inclusive... Read More

Kiwis to face tough competition in UTMB

A -hattrick of T102 titles are on the line for New Zealand's leading trail runners Ruth Croft and Daniel Jones at this weekend's Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB. But... Read More

Ultra-Trail attracting the world’s best

The elite line-up at this year's Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB, including Rotorua local Michael Voss, is one of the strongest in the event's 16-year history,... Read More

Super Saloon racing action at Baypark

For only the fifth time in 56 years of sedan-based dirt track competition, the Bay of Plenty is hosting the New Zealand Super Saloon Car Championship this weekend. The... Read More

Tauranga champ to defend her world boxing title

Tauranga's WBA world bantamweight champion Cherneka 'Sugar Neekz” Johnson (Ngāti Ranginui) is set to defend her world boxing title in a rematch against... Read More

Tributes after rally driver Mark Tapper dies

New Zealand's motor racing community is mourning the loss of star rally driver Mark Tapper. The 44-year-old's death was reported on Tuesday afternoon... Read More