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Sport Hawke’s Bay looks to grow participation opportunities for disabled community

More disability and inclusion friendly recreational facilities and events are a key focus of the regional strategy led by Sport Hawke’s Bay. Sport Hawke&...

Success for Waipukurau duo at Series Final Show

Photo: Brooke Edgecombe and LT Holst Andrea soaring to victory in the POLi Payments Premier League Series at the series final show in Masterton this weekend. It...

Swimming stars to feature in Apollo Projects NZ Age Group Swimming Championships at Hawke’s Bay Regional Aquatic Centre

The Apollo Projects NZ Age Group Swimming Championships will be held at the Hawke’s Bay Regional Aquatic Centre. Swimming New Zealand Head of Participati...

St. John’s College Junior Canoe Polo team crowned national champs

The St. John’s College Junior Canoe Polo team have been crowned national champions, and its senior team captain won top scorer. The 2023 New Zealand Sec...

Video: Central Stags win Ford Trophy

The Central Stags have won the Ford Trophy, in the first national final to be held in Napier for 22 years.  The team beat Canterbury by six wickets in tod...

Free admission to watch Stags take on Canterbury in Final at McLean Park

Hawke’s Bay cricket fans will enjoy free admission when Central Stags take on Canterbury in New Zealand’s Ford Trophy Grand Final at McLean Park on...

Dudding returns for Central Stags' milestone match

Unbeaten heading into this week's halfway stage of the national first-class championship, the Central Stags have made one change ahead of the first Plunket Shie...

Unbeaten Taratech win Women's Rugby Championship

With an eight-win, no-loss record Taratech started as favourites heading into the Hawke's Bay Women's Rugby Championship final held at Whitmore Park yesterday m...

Hawke's Bay cyclist scores gold at National Championships

A 64-year-old Hawke's Bay cyclist has marked his seventh time competing at a national level by winning gold.  Sheppard came first in the Time Trial Master...

Busy Easter weekend ahead for off-road racing heroes

A frantic and fatiguing weekend lies in wait for New Zealand's motorcycle cross-country racing elite over the Easter break. It's been two months since the Yama...

Hawke's Bay rider among kiwi elite set to tackle world event

A Kiwi team, including Hawke’s Bay rider Tommy Watts, could be among the more-fancied teams at the world event. New Zealand will this year have a strong...

Uncapped Hawke’s Bay duo named in Central Stags Plunket Shield squad

The Central Stags have named two uncapped Hawke's Bay players as first-class cricket returns to Palmerston North for the first time in 14 years. Hawke’s...

Covid-19 challenges delay Hawke's Bay Club Rugby start date

Hawke's Bay's Club Rugby season will be delayed by almost a month due to the ongoing effects and challenges caused by Covid-19.  In a letter to club deleg...

Plenty on line for NZ World Cup Final

All roads for the nation’s top showjumpers lead to Hawera this weekend for the POLi Payments FEI World Cup (NZ League) Final. At the front of the pack is...

Francois Sneedon captures over-55 surf title at NZ Nationals

The New Zealand National Surfing Championships were staged in Westport, Jan 11-15 this year, the second time the event has been held on the West Coast of the So...

Video: Hawke's Bay's top sporting codes join forces for player wellbeing

Six of the top sports in the region have joined forces with Sport Hawke's Bay to emphasise the importance of participation, no matter what level, across all cod...

Hawke's Bay player makes dream debut with first century of the season

In 71 seasons, there have been only four Central Stags to score a century on first-class debut. This weekend, 23-year-old Bayley Wiggins became one of them. Wi...

Uncapped Hastings player named in Central Stags squad

A Hastings wicketkeeper-batsman has been named in the Central Stags squad as the team prepares for the start of the first-class cricket season this weekend.&nbs...

Watch Live: Players take to the court for Netball Semi-Finals

Players have taken to the court for the first of two Hawke's Bay Super Eight Netball Semi-Finals - both of which will be played without spectators. To watch, g...

Sponsorship fuel for Bay trio's Olympic dreams

Hands up if you dreamed about competing at the Olympic Games when you were a youngster. Yes, there's plenty of us and numbers always grow during an Olympic Gam...