SportRugby: Harbour pip MagpiesIt wasn't a win but Hawke's Bay Magpies rugby team's head coach Craig Philpott was still proud of his troops effort in today's 17-14 11 Aug 07:14 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayRowing: 'Nearly' man digs deepIn some respects Paddy McInnes is Rowing New Zealand's "nearly" man but don't mistake that for someone who is about to loosen his 10 Aug 04:43 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayRowing: Accidental oarsman who never looked backPaddy McInnes was a late bloomer and an accidental athlete in rowing. McInnes picked up a paddle with the Napier Boys' High School 10 Aug 04:42 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayAnendra Singh: Aussies top podium for whingeingAnd the gold medal for whingeing goes to Australia by an outback country mile at the Rio Olympics. Yes, the label of "whingeing Poms" 10 Aug 04:41 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayRugby: Lock has nose for top sideQuiz former All Black lock Ross Filipo on some of his memorable encounters against the Hawke's Bay Magpies rugby team and he is quick 09 Aug 04:40 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayZac Guildford's Makos blowFormer All Black's rugby career appears to be in tatters following an announcement from the Tasman Makos that he won't play for them in the Mitre 10 Cup.09 Aug 02:09 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayRugby: No-quit flanker selectedIt would have been easy for Hastings Rugby and Sports captain Ben Hamelink to give up on his quest to make the Hawke's Bay Magpies 08 Aug 04:41 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayTaekwondo: World at Bay girl's feetIt didn't matter whether taekwondo exponent Rahera Heke was going to win a medal because, in the eyes of her Flaxmere community, she 08 Aug 04:40 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayRugby: Marist back savours titlePlay it again Sam Giddens ... that's the 2016 version of Hawke's Bay's Maddison Trophy rugby final not the 2013 one. "That's my first 07 Aug 04:43 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayRugby: Magpies' cup hopefuls shine in wet conditionsIt was the last throw of the dice for Hawke's Bay Saracens rugby players hoping to crack the Magpies Mitre 10 Cup squad on Saturday. It 07 Aug 04:42 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayRugby: Herculean Tech effort in defence salutedNapier Technical coach Chris Halas was quick to toast his team's improvement after they won Hawke's Bay's Jack Swain Cup premier reserve 07 Aug 04:41 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayFootball: Keepers' contrasting talesIf the lynch mob at Park Island was looking for a scapegoat they didn't have to look far because Blues goalkeeper Ruben Parker Hanks 07 Aug 04:40 PM
SportFootball: Stop Out stun RoversThe word is the Greeks are smashing plates in Wellington as Stop Out out thought Napier City Rovers 5-3 in Napier today. In a game 07 Aug 02:11 AM
SportSaracens beaten againThe Hawke's Bay Saracens were beaten 19-3 by Taranaki in a pre-season rugby fixture in Hawera today. The Saracens led 3-0 at halftime 06 Aug 03:33 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayRugby: Time for talk over in HB club finalTARADALE flanker Kaleb Whakataka is the first to admit he fell into the trap and let emotions get the better of him in his last outing 05 Aug 05:49 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayBodybuilding: Lifeguard's billboard for lifeAS Horowai Puketapu shuffles on a dining chair of his Napier home, the ta moko on his left arm peeps out from under the long sleeve 05 Aug 05:41 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayYesteryear muso who gives a damnIRONICALLY golf-loving John Hanlon almost comes across as a "shark" in the game of life. The 76-year-old Aucklander is the embodiment 05 Aug 05:36 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayOpinion: Wrong flag, deplorable slur - it's never dullWHEN I started journalism post-university as someone almost qualified to teach secondary schoolers, I went through myriad emotions. It 05 Aug 05:33 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayGolf: Kindred spirit has Hanlon on songGOOD balance and tempo allow golfers to get away with "a multitude of sins", not least a less-than-perfect swing. Award-winning musician 05 Aug 05:27 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayGolf: Sport, exam answers weapon to beat bulliesIt's in vogue to be "Eurasian" now but it wasn't when John Hanlon was growing up. Cyber bullying and the other forms of coercion 05 Aug 05:24 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayFootball: Rovers keen to keep crown polishedThe Napier City Rovers coaching stable will not endorse it for fear of losing focus but tomorrow's game is the defining one for the 05 Aug 05:18 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayRugby: Samoans open new path to rep arenaIt's fair to say Pouvi Fatialofa and Vai Kereti have been short-changed when it comes to Hawke's Bay representative rugby selection 05 Aug 05:13 PM
Hawkes Bay TodaySoftball: Sox coach plots games missionImproved pitching is at the top of Kevin Gettins' list of challenges to get his White Sox to the 2020 Olympics. "It's pretty exciting 05 Aug 05:11 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayNetball: Leaking arena steals thunderLights out, someone accidentally triggers off a fire alarm but whoever heard of rain cancelling a Hawke's Bay premier club netball 05 Aug 05:11 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayBasketball: Final or bust for Hastings schoolSomething Hastings Boys' High School basketball coach Curtis Wooten has never lacked in 27 years of coaching in Hawke's Bay is optimism. Next 05 Aug 05:00 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayRugby: Falcons breed MagpiesWatch Tiaan Falcon do his promotional work for the Hawke's Bay Magpies rugby team and it's hard to miss the excitement which envelopes 04 Aug 04:43 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayNetball: Huias must stick to scriptWhen it comes to skills, it's a given that all the players in tonight's Super 6 netball semifinals are suitably qualified to take 04 Aug 04:41 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayNetball: Semifinal suits OutkastIt's never easy returning from a hiatus in sport, even if it's just a season, because one can never underplay the value of familiarity. Consequently04 Aug 04:40 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayChange for Tararua Sports AwardsThere will be no Tararua sports awards this year as the event moves to become biennial, with the next one in 2018. Over the past 16 04 Aug 03:33 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayBoxing: Duo take top medalsTwo young Central Hawke's Bay boxers are making their mark on the national stage, returning from the national championships in Rotorua 04 Aug 03:06 AM
Hawkes Bay TodayGolf: Musician tees up codeAsians and Maori are propping up amateur golf in New Zealand, says former multiple award-winning musician John Hanlon. "I'm half 03 Aug 04:43 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayRugby: Family pride on the lineIf you thought Polson Banner rugby fixtures were just about on-field battles between the Napier and Palmerston North Boys' High Schools' 03 Aug 04:40 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayRugby: Banner match always a crunchExpect Warwick Holmes to cop a bit of flak when former Napier Boys' High School 1st XV rugby players gather for a pre-Polson Banner 02 Aug 04:40 PM
