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Queen Quinara rules at North Island champs

Annabel Francis’ winning roll continues, this time taking the quinella in the North Island title in the POLi Payments Premier League at the Egmont A&P...

Hawke's Bay United dealt to at Bluewater

Hawke's Bay United co-coach Chris Greatholder attributed fatigue as a key factor in today's 4-0 New Zealand Football Championship defeat to Auckland City in Nap...

Hawke's Bay's Lennox returns for Stags

The Central Stags have recalled economical spinner Jayden Lennox in the only change to their twelve for the top of the table clash with the Well...

Hawke's Bay United footballer's inspirational life story

Hawke's Bay United football side's midfielder Ahmad Othman boasts a life story most Kiwis would struggle to comprehend. Now 21, Othman, arrived in New Zealand...

Towler aims to match old man's streetstock feats

Hawke's Bay streetstock driver Tim Towler admits time is running out in his quest to match or better father Bill's four provincial championship titles. "But if...

New Bay club among medal winners at nationals

"Pretty good for a club less than 12 months old." This was a compliment mentioned regularly among the Hawke's Bay contingent at the Lake Karapiro-hosted Te Wan...

Bay boxer makes golden exit from cadet ranks

Hawke's Bay's Jett Varcoe celebrated his last year as a cadet fighter in style at the New Zealand Boxing Championships in Porirua last week. The Hastings Giant...

Cooper in top form ahead of Woodville GP

Bay of Plenty's Cody Cooper is finding form just when it really matters, the Honda man celebrating a solid win at the annual King of the Mountain motocross in T...

Rampant Tennis Eastern retain Christie Cup

Tennis Eastern development officer Sean Davies heaped kudos on newcomer Rudi Statkus after his side retained the Christie Cup in New Plymouth yesterday. Former...

Hawke's Bay United gain revenge in style

Talk about drama in the New Zealand Football Championship! Thirsty Whale Hawke's Bay United's ninth round 4-1 ISPS Handa Premiership victory against Hamilton W...

National men's 3000m championship Classic highlight

Hawke's Bay middle distance runner Eric Speakman was upbeat despite being pipped in the national men's 3000m championship at the Potts Classic meeting in Hastin...

Hansen returns for Central Hinds

The return of allrounder Melissa Hansen is the only change to the Central Hinds squad named for their next Dream11 Super Smash doubleheader in Auckland tomorrow...

Experienced Statkus to make Tennis Eastern debut

Former Auckland premier interclub player Rudi Statkus will make his debut for Tennis Eastern in Saturdays Christie Cup defence against Taranaki in New Plymouth....

Iconic Woodville event to launch motocross champs

It's already the premier motocross event on the Kiwi calendar, but now the famous New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville will have even more significance...

Stars come out for 60th annual Woodville Motocross

It will be superstars galore at this year's 60th anniversary New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville, including now a two-time and current world No.1. Th...

Big names chase national championship titles

There are some rather big names in the record-breaking 520-plus horses and riders at the Tavendale and Partners’ New Zealand National Jumping and Show Hun...

McCartney to spearhead quality Potts Classic field

Eliza McCartney New Zealand’s pole vaulting sensation starts her campaign towards the Tokyo Olympic Games at the Potts Track and Field Classic meeting at...

Speakman eyes Olympic qualifying time on home track

Remember Hawke's Bay athlete Eric Speakman? Yes the Taradale High School old boy who came close to representing New Zealand at the Rio Olympics after a memorab...

Annual Classic Celebration a trip down memory lane

It's that time of year again when all the best from motorcycling yesteryear come together in one massive celebration. We're counting down the days for New Zeal...

Taupo teen takes World Cup final

Taupo teen Annabel Francis grabbed an impressive double today taking out both the POLi Payments FEI World Cup (NZ) final and series in an action-packed class at...