Sports

'Biggest summer of cricket' shapes up for Bay Oval

Bay Oval is shaping up for its 'biggest summer of cricket” with seven international matches booked for the upcoming season. The Mount Maunganui... Read More

Rotorua’s Kyro Uri defies size with skills

You'd be a fool for dismissing 12-year-old Kyro Uri because of his size. Whether it's his fancy footwork, his slick threading of the ball, his pinpoint precision... Read More

All Blacks squad: 12 Chiefs players named in team

The Super Rugby Pacific season has just come to an end and while the final didn't go in favour of the Gallagher Chiefs, there is still reason to be upbeat:... Read More

Cricket stars set to descend on Kiwi shores

The Black Caps have a dearth of white-ball cricket but just three home test matches, as New Zealand Cricket confirmed the schedule for the 2025/26 season. After... Read More

Apprentice jockey claims maiden victory

The Taplin name has been absent from New Zealand racebooks over the past couple of years, but that all changed on Saturday in Tauranga when emerging apprentice... Read More

Sprinter asks people to help at Special Olympics

Tiaan Whelpton, who graduated from Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) in 2022 with a Bachelor of Science, is now a record-breaking professional... Read More

Kiwi Maxwell claims second in Italy MTB race

Kiwi mountain biker Sammie Maxwell produced an outstanding performance to finish runner-up in the latest round of the UCI MTB Cross-country World Series... Read More

Departing Chiefs coach content despite heartbreak

Departing Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan says he's content with what he's achieved, despite failing to pick up a Super Rugby Pacific title. The Munster-bound... Read More

Hume Fun Run returns for 2025

With 'such an incredible” turnout at the 2024 Hume Fun Run/Walk, the decision has been made to hold the event again this year. Hume Pack-N-Cool organised... Read More

Rotorua teen leads NZ downhill charge in Italy

Rotorua teenager Kate Hastings has earned a breakthrough podium in the latest round of the UCI MTB World Series Downhill in Italy on Sunday. The 17-year-old... Read More

Tauranga Sports seizes back Jordan Cup

The pieces of the Baywide Premier Competition jigsaw are falling into place with just two rounds remaining in the regular season. What we know is that Rotorua... Read More

Filipino fest celebrates culture and basketball

An annual Filipino basketball tournament that continues to grow in popularity is this weekend bringing together hundreds of players and spectators from across... Read More