Sports

Mount Primary School wins Jump Jam nationals

Thirteen Year 5-6 Mount Maunganui Primary School students who often begged their coaches for more practice time have been crowned 2024 Jump Jam national champions. The... Read More

Chiefs to play in pre-season Super Rugby clash

Super Rugby is returning to Pukekohe with the Gallagher Chiefs and Moana Pasifika to play a pre-season match at Navigation Homes Stadium on Saturday, February... Read More

'You are a hero': How organ donation saved a life

In January 2016, Francisko Du Plessis was diagnosed with heart failure. Du Plessis was living in South Africa at the time of his diagnosis and was in and... Read More

Tauranga teen hopes to follow in Cane's footsteps

As one Bay of Plenty rugby legend hangs up his boots on his All Blacks career, a Tauranga teenager is at the beginning of his career and hopes to emulate... Read More

Tauranga set to host NZ skateboarding event

Next March, for the first time ever, Tauranga will host the Skateboard Nationals, New Zealand's premier skateboarding event where some of the country's top skateboarders... Read More

Mount retains Don Warner Challenge Trophy

Mount Maunganui retained the Don Warner Challenge prize, coming from four down with just 27 runs on the board in their Classic Builders Division One match... Read More

'We could lose someone’: High Performance Sport

This story discusses mental health and suicide. A list of helplines is available at the bottom of the page. The head of High Performance Sport NZ was... Read More

Thomas races to more Baypark success

Hamilton Sprint Car racer Daniel Thomas avoided a couple of late race dramas to complete an unbeaten performance at Baypark Speedway on Saturday night. The... Read More

NZ freestyle scooters soar to inspire teens

New Zealand's best freestyle scooters were at Mount Maunganui Destination Skate Park on Saturday, November 23, to inspire Bay of Plenty teens who dream of competing... Read More

Teen runner fuelled by lollies smashes 3km record

There was no celebration when Tauranga Boys' College Student Sam Ruthe, 15, learned he had set a new world record for 15-year-olds in the 3000m running event. Instead,... Read More

All Blacks team named to play Italy in Turin 

The All Blacks' final match of the Northern Tour will see Sam Cane and TJ Perenara make their last appearances in the black jersey. Cane will end his career... Read More

Pāpāmoa bodybuilder wins world championship

Mount Maunganui College dance teacher and dean Abbey Yule has become the 2024 ICN Fitness World Champion after the ICN Natural World Games in Canberra, Australia. The... Read More