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NZ Superbike Champs wrap up in Taupo

The old and the new, the novices and the veterans, amazing debuts and first-time title winners, the COVID-19 pandemic-shortened 2021 New Zealand Superbike Champ...

NOBM retain Spillane Cup in Taupo

Napier Old Boys Marist rugby coach Ellery Wilson had every right to heap kudos on his youngsters after the Green Machine retained New Zealand Marist's Spillane...

Fast Pitch softballers rapt with Pumas gesture

Top marks for sportsmanship in Hawke's Bay's premier men's softball competition this season go to Maraenui Pumas. Pumas pipped Fast Pitch 6-5 in yesterday's po...

All Hawke's Bay final at Spillane Cup

Hawke's Bay Magpies rugby hooker Jacob Devery produced a player-of-the-match display at No 8 as his Hastings Rugby and Sports team today secured a berth in to...

Hinds name strong squad for final push

The Central Hinds have named a strong squad of 13 for a crunch weekend of Hallyburton Johnstone Shield cricket at Pukekura Park this weekend.  Just o...

NOBM ready for Spillane Cup retention mission

It will be a youthful Napier Old Boys Marist side that will attempt to retain the Spillane Cup at this weekend's 90th annual New Zealand Marist rugby tourname...

Painful ending for Hawke's Bay United footballers

The 17-season history of the Hawke's Bay United football franchise had a painful ending with today's 2-1 loss to Eastern Suburbs at Napier's Bluewater Stadium...

Black Caps trio in strong Stags squad

One trophy remains up for grabs in the Central Stags’ 2020/21 cricket season, but they may be on every Hawke’s Bay farmer’s Christmas card lis...

Bay sprinter upbeat despite training setbacks

Hawke's Bay's Auckland-based sprinter Georgia Hulls had it tough during the Covid-19 Level Three restrictions period up in the big smoke. Hulls, 21, was unable...

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...

HBHS canoe polo juniors win gold

Hastings Boys' High School won the gold medal in the junior division of the Hawke's Bay Secondary School Canoe Polo Championships at the weekend. The tournamen...

NZ cross-country elite keen to push ahead

New Zealand's elite cross-country racers are back in business again this coming weekend, each of them keen to push on or improve upon their results from the ser...

Softball pitcher fires in nationals rehearsal

Hawke's Bay's Black Sox training squad pitcher Adam Woon yesterday had an ideal rehearsal for next week's national men's interclub softball tournament in Lower...

Bay footballer selected for NZF coaching mentorship

Hawke's Bay's Aleesha Heywood is the sole Central Region coach selected for New Zealand Football's 2021 Female Coach Mentorship Programme. The nine participant...

NZ Superbike Champs to end in Taupo

The 2021 New Zealand Superbike Championships event set for Taupo next weekend (March 13-14) will go ahead as planned. A spanner was thrown in the works last we...

Bay basketballers NZ training camp bound

Basketball Hawke's Bay is thrilled to see 12 of their athletes selected to take part in the BBNZ U14 national camp.  The invite-only gathering is being he...

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,...