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Dane Cleaver returns for Stags

Returning from New Zealand A duty, wicketkeeper-batsman Dane Cleaver has come in for the Stags for tomorrow's Ford Trophy cricket clash at Pukekura Park - and t...

NZ's best midget car racers to front at Meeanee

Aucklanders Brad Mosen and Ryan Baker and Palmerston North's Shane Dewar. These are just three of the crowd pleasers in the 21-strong field who will contest th...

Record numbers head to Young Horse Champs

New Zealand’s future superstars are heading to Hawke’s Bay this week for the 2020 National Young Horse Jumping Championships with a record 510 horse...

Bay touch side wins Maori Nationals title

Talk about exceeding expectations ... Te Matau A Maui's Open Women's team did at the weekend's Maori Touch Nationals in Rotorua. The Anaru Bartlett-coached sid...

Bay whiz tastes Red Bull Ignite 7s glory

Talented Hawke's Bay rugby inside back Latrell Smiler-Ah Kiong intends to make Sevens his priority. "It was good to get away from 15s. I felt at home," Smiler...

Bay Black Cap Tickner returns for Stags

Back from a hamstring niggle followed by New Zealand A duties, attacking paceman Blair Tickner is a timely addition to the Central Stags' cricket squad for the...

Milestone in Pettigrew Green Arena expansion project with support for long-term car park solution

The $20 million expansion of the Pettigrew Green Arena has passed a major milestone with Napier City Council supporting the development of a carpark over the Tu...

Hawke's Bay United footballers struggle at home

Hawke's Bay United co-coach Chris Greatholder had every right to question his troops hunger and desire after today's New Zealand Football championship loss to C...

Saints run hot as semifinals loom

Saints secured runner-up spot in Hawke's Bay's premier men's softball's pre-Xmas round-robin competition with an 8-1 victory over Fast Pitch at Akina Park, Hast...

Francis flies to victory in World Cup qualifier

Taupo teen Annabel Francis has ticked off one of her big goals for the season with a win in a very competitive POLi Payments FEI World Cup qualifier at the Feil...

More newcomers take part in IronMāori triathlon than ever before

More than 70 per cent of competitors in today's expanded IronMāori were newcomers.  The event, which has been held in Napier for the past 12 years, saw 11...

LIVE: IronMāori 2020

Competitors and supporters have already descended on Napier for this year's IronMāori quarter and half triathlons. 

Central Hinds look to continue hot start

Unbeaten and early leaders on the national Hallyburton Johnstone Shield table, the Central Hinds cricketers  have named an unchanged squad for their third...

Young keeper relishes the Bay lifestyle

Suggest to Hawke's Bay United football team's goal keeper Scott Morris he is living the dream and you get the thumbs up. "I've been living and training with Jo...

Twelve Magpies secure Super Rugby contracts

How does Bryn Evans crack a Super Rugby squad and a player like Tom Parsons miss out? That question flowed regularly from the mouths of Hawke's Bay Magpies fan...

Makea father-son combo triumphant

Hawke's Bay Hall of Famer and multiple world champion Thomas Makea was a member of the Poneke-Kilbirnie team which won the New Zealand Softball Classic in Hasti...

Another cruel defeat for Bay United

For the second consecutive week the Hawke's Bay United footballers have been beaten at the death. While last week's 2-1 loss to Team Wellington in the capital...

Loveridge rules again at Meeanee

Hawke's Bay stockcar driver Brett Loveridge won his second title within a week at Meeanee last night. Seven days after winning the Hawke's Bay championship, Lo...

Central Super League First Round Results

The Palmerston North Tui and Coastal Challengers Levin have put their first wins on the board after the inaugural day of the Central Super League women’s...

Bay's Field named in Stags Ford Trophy squad

New Zealand Under 19 World Cup one-day representative Joey Field has been named in the Central Stags’ Ford Trophy squad for the first time. Field is...