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Senior heroes of tomorrow revealed at junior champs

The New Zealand motocross stars of the future revealed themselves in the Bay of Plenty at the weekend. The Farmer Autovillage and Yamaha-sponsored New Zealand...

Hawke's Bay United's faint playoff hopes dashed

Oh the pain! Any faint hopes Thirsty Whale Hawke's Bay United had of reaching the playoffs in the New Zealand Football Championship disappeared with yesterday'...

Mets produce history-making batting display

Mets created a massive slice of Hawke's Bay premier men's softball history on Thursday night. During their 14-5 win against Maraenui Pumas at Akina Park, Hasti...

Butcher's back for Hawkeyes title quest

Hawke's Bay Hawkeyes superstock team driver Quintin Butcher is eager to make up for lost race time at the most prestigious event on the Speedway New Zealand cal...

Junior Champs produce future stars

There is perhaps no better launch-pad for young Kiwi racers hoping to achieve motocross fame and fortune than the New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships and...

Potential debut in tomorrow's Smash

The injury-hit Central Hinds could be introducing their fourth young debutante of the Dream11 Super Smash season tomorrow after Wairarapa 19-year-old Gemma Sims...

Rotorua driver captures HB Streetstock title

Hands up if you were surprised to see Rotorua's Shane Bracken win the Hawke's Bay streetstock championship at Meeanee on Saturday night. You weren't alone. But...

Annual Woodville Weekend had it all

It was a special weekend of motocross that had everything – high intensity dirt bike action, a slew of different race winners, weather that remarkably swi...

Hardwood leads the way in NZ title chase

Multi-time New Zealand motocross champion Hamish Harwood will be able to proudly display the red championship-leader's number boards on his CML KTM Racing Team...

Havelock North fifth at Sevens nationals

Jesse Paewai had plenty to celebrate with his Havelock North Sevens teammates at the weekend. Days after becoming a father for the first time, Paewai, scored a...

Saints run hot in comp opener

Last week's Six 60 concert in Hawke's Bay forced a week's delay to the start of Hawke's Bay's premier men's post-Christmas softball competition. In the only ma...

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...