Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service successfully defended their Eastern Region Pool Championships title in Hamilton over the weekend. The

Months of training and planning go on the line when the Bay of Plenty Steamers open their 2016 Mitre 10 Cup campaign against Taranaki

WATCH: Lisa Carrington has joined an elite list of New Zealand Olympians this morning after winning a bronze medal in the K1 500m canoe sprint.

Bay of Plenty Steamers supporters are encouraged to get on their bikes and cycle to Saturday's opening Mitre 10 Cup match against

Tauranga city is considering a ticker tape parade to welcome home the Bay's Olympic athletes after three medals were secured yesterday. Tauranga

Tauranga referee and inaugural Lawrence Medal winner Shane McDermott will blow time on for the opening match of the 2016 Mitre 10

There are moments in sport where it does not seem right for one team to lose. The Bay of Plenty final between the outstanding First

Sponsors of the Chiefs have been sent a memo by the franchise asking them to refrain from leaking any developments to the media.

Relive all the action from day 12 of the Rio Olympics, capped when Justin Gatlin failed to reach the 200m final.

The principal of Tauranga Boys' College will be among many in the school community getting up extra early tomorrow to watch three

It's season over for the loser of today's Bay of Plenty secondary schools rugby final between Rotorua Boys' High School and Tauranga

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have capped off a dominant four years in the 49er class, sewing up the gold medal with a race to spare.

WATCH: New Zealand sailor Sam Meech has secured New Zealand's first bronze medal of the Rio Olympics after finishing third in the Laser class.

WATCH: Kiwi kayak queen Lisa Carrington 'stoked' as she powers her way to back-to-back Olympic gold medals.

In only their second year in the Midlands Intercity Hockey League, Katikati Cougars have qualified for the women's final to be played

Lisa Carrington will start favourite to defend her Olympic canoe sprint title after explosive performances in the opening K1 200m opening races in Rio.

Papamoa's Shania Rawson, 17, will compete for New Zealand at the UCI Mountain Bike World Champs in Italy beginning on September 6. "I

Shaunae Miller has thrown herself over the line to take the 400m gold from Allyson Felix in one of the most incredible Olympic finishes.

Otumoetai Football Club has been providing football for generations of players at Matua's scenic Fergusson Park since 1964 from First

The arrival of two more professional coaches is a major boost to the development of tennis in the Western Bay of Plenty. Paul Bell

Te Wharekura o Mauao and Tauranga Girls' College are the 2016 Bethlehem Coachlines Secondary School champions after winning their

Gold medal winner Mahe Drysdale has paid tribute to the departing Dick Tonks as the controversial coach signed off on his Olympic rowing career.

Mahe Drysdale says he'll never forget the uncertainty he felt while floating next to Martin in the finish area, waiting to hear if he had won gold.

A season that started on the West Coast of New Zealand has turned to Rio gold for British kayaker Joe Clarke. Clarke won the K1 canoe

Te Wharekura o Mauao and Tauranga Girls' College are the 2016 Bethlehem Coachlines Secondary School champions after winning their

Result means the No 4-ranked Kiwis are now assured of a place in the last eight with one pool match left to play.

The kid who used to hang out at Waimarino Adventure Park hoping to get free kayaking lessons for doing odd jobs came up trumps in

With finals around the corner in the Senior Girls A competition every game takes on extra significance. Aquinas College faced undefeated

The New Zealand Surfing Team have climbed up to eighth at the INS ISA World Surfing Games with three days remaining at the event being

Bay of Plenty Steamers completed an unbeaten pre-season campaign with a pleasing 22-21 victory away to Auckland this afternoon. Sure