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Bay paraglider wins national championship
Meet Bex Rae ... Hawke's Bay's latest national champion. Havelock North's Rae (pictured above, photo Ryan Larraman) won the New Zealand Paragliding women's cha...
Penn captures first East Coast Stockcar Championship title
Hawke's Bay stockcar driver Regan Penn labelled his first East Coast championship title as an ideal form of consolation for the Meeanee Maulers winless nation...
Mets upset below-strength Saints side
Former New Zealand under-19 baseball World Series player Horowai Puketapu was the hero as his Mets team won the clash of the unbeaten sides in Hawke's Bay's pre...
Hawke's Bay cricketers eye Hawke Cup glory
Hawke's Bay cricket team's pace bowler Todd Watson is well qualified to comment on the side's chances of winning the Hawke Cup this weekend. Although just 22,...
Emotional clash for Hawke's Bay United footballers
Shut out the emotion, play to your potential and the chances of finishing the season with a win are high. That's the best advice one can give to the Thirsty Wh...
NZ cross-country elite ready to fire
New Zealand's elite cross-country racers will be back in business this weekend and, after a 2020 season ruined by a pesky virus, the 2021 series is sure to be a...
Home runs propel softball victories
Mets utility Horowai Puketapu and Saints infielder Hoani Crawford hit home runs during Saturday's play in Hawke's Bay's premier men's softball competition. Puk...
Teen equals Napier Golf Club record
Way to redeem yourself Hawke's Bay golfer Zack Swanwick! A day after shooting a two-over par 74 during pennant team trials on his Napier Golf Club's Waiohiki c...
NZ's best head to Takapoto for top competition
COVID-19 may be putting a halt to fluid offshore travel but that hasn’t stopped an international flavour at Takapoto Estate Show Jumping. New Zealand&rsq...
Motocross pecking order changes at Rotorua
All bets are off now after the dust settled at round two of the 2021 New Zealand Motocross Championships near Rotorua at the weekend. The series is now at the...
Winning 100th eludes Hawke's Bay United co-coach
Hawke's Bay United football team's co-coach Bill Robertson was a man of mixed emotions after today's 2-0 loss to Waitakere United in Auckland. "I'm proud to br...
Meeanee Maulers fail to gel in capital
Meeanee Maulers manager Andrew Powell was in apologising mode after the weekend's national teams stockcar championship in Wellington. His team travelled south...
Aquahawks clubmates capture respective Ocean Swim titles
Hawke's Bay swimmer Jayden Wilson's relaxed approach paid off when he won the open men's 2.5km title in today's Napier Port Ocean Swim. "I didn't expect to win...
Bay ocean swimmer enjoys "social" aspect
Remember Hawke's Bay's multiple world surf lifesaving champion from a couple of decades ago? Yes Hawke's Bay's 2006 Sportsperson of the Year Nikki Cox who beca...
Stags welcome back Ben Wheeler
The Ford Trophy is back from this Friday but it will be a match with a difference when the Central Stags run on to Eden Park Outer Oval against the Auckland Ace...
Meeanee Maulers have track time on side
Meeanee Maulers stockcar team manager Andrew Powell reckons his lads have had the best buildup to their national teams championship during the five years he has...
Winning farewells for Bay swimmers
It's fair to suggest Covid-19 took its toll on the national swimming scene last year. The global pandemic forced many youngsters to give up the sport after bec...
Hawke's Bay claim fifth place at NFC
Hawke's Bay senior men's softball team player-coach Luke Woon had every right to be buzzing after his team finished fifth at the North Harbour-hosted National F...
Hastings Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon cancelled due to changes in alert levels
The Hastings Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon set to be held at Mitre 10 Park on Tuesday has been cancelled due to changes in Covid-19 alert levels. The decision, sent...
Hawke's Bay United co-coach eyes title glory
Hawke's Bay United shook off the threat of a bottom-of-the-table finish in the New Zealand Football Championship with today's 3-2 victory against the Wellington...
