Rotorua Boys' High School 1st XV coach Ngarimu Simpkins says his side has a mountain to climb if they are to continue on their quest

This morning New Zealanders welcomed home the history-making Kiwi Rio Olympics team.

After being hit in the head with a ball six months ago, Rotorua cricketer Karl McKnight is now back at work full time and looking

NBA star brings some of his Oklahoma City Thunder teammates with him to help bring basketball to Kiwi kids staying at Starship Hospital.

By thrashing, squelching and hauling himself around 12km of a wet and muddy course, Rotorua's Dirk Peters has earned the right to

Casey Kopua, Grace Rasmussen, Sam Sinclair, Kelly Jury and Monica Falkner have signed on with the Cold Power Magic for the 2017 ANZ

Rotorua United's women's team beat and leapfrogged Northern United at the weekend to head the WaiBOP Women's Premier League division

While Ngongotaha were securing the WaiBOP premiership title with a 2-1 win at Cambridge, there was a full programme of games for those

As the dust settled on the 2016 New Zealand Rally Championship, next season's goal for Rotorua's Sloan Cox became crystal clear. Cox

Sarah Walker has been elected to the International Olympic Committee's athletes' commission after all.

Ngongotaha AFC have taken the WaiBOP Premiership title, securing a place in the play-offs to make the Northern league, before the

It was a bad case of first game nerves for the Bay of Plenty Steamers as they opened their Mitre 10 Cup Championship campaign with

It may have a new name but the Mitre 10 Cup is still the breeding ground of future All Blacks the rest of the rugby world can only

Ngongotaha AFC have taken out the WaiBOP Premiership title after a 2-1 win over Cambridge today. Video by Ngongotaha AFC.

Full-time: Taranaki has defeated BOP 30-22 after an encouraging fight back by the Steamers in the last 15 minutes of play. A try

Rotorua United's WaiBOP Premier division women's side face a crucial game tomorrow in the second encounter of the latest round of

New Zealand's inability to capitalise on a host of chances cost them dearly when they lost their women's hockey bronze medal match to Germany 2-1 in Rio today.

There is further good news for Bay of Plenty rugby in the build-up to the season opener against Taranaki today. Clayton McMillan

Margaret Forsyth has been announced by Netball Waikato Bay of Plenty Zone as the new Magic head coach. In a statement released today

Bay of Plenty Volcanix will have it all to do if they are to open their account in the Farah Palmer Cup. An opening week loss to

Ngongotaha AFC probably couldn't have a harder game in which to try and clinch the WaiBOP Premiership title. Needing just one point

She has had time to reflect on the disappointment of missing out on an Olympic medal, but Rotorua rower Julia Edward isn't looking

The emotional toll finally told as Lisa Carrington fell short in her bid for an Olympic sprint canoe golden double, but she says bronze

Bay of Plenty Rugby Union today announced a partnership with BOP Vinnie's. In a statement from the union they said they would be

It was a stunning day for the Kiwi team in Rio - and Usain Bolt didn't do badly either. Here's how it went down.

The Kiwi squash team, including Rotorua's Amanda Landers-Murphy, has struck double gold at the WSF World Doubles Championships in

Bay of Plenty Under 19's head coach Cory Sweeney has named his side to take on Taranaki at Blake Park tomorrow. "We have named a

The 2016 Bay of Plenty Development squad has been announced. The squad provides an exciting mix of experienced and young promising

One of champion kayaker Lisa Carrington's biggest supporters was certain to be watching down from above.

Competing for gold at a future Olympic Games is not a far-fetched goal in the mind of a Rotorua 13-year-old who has wowed her club