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Chapple Cup Draw Announced

BLACKCAPS and Central Stags legend Ross Taylor faced his most nerve-wracking task of the season as guest conductor of the draw for this month’s Chapple Cu...

Beach-based fitness pod opens on Napier’s Marine Parade

New Zealand’s very first beach-based fitness pod, ‘Domynis’, has launched on Napier’s Marine Parade. Domynis is the brainchild of Napie...

Woon stars as Saints march in again

New Zealand under-23 squad member Adam Woon was the key architect as Saints won the feature Hawke's Bay premier men's softball clash yesterday. Pitcher Woon co...

Magpies pipped in Battle of the Bays

A poor final 30 minutes contributed to the Hawke's Bay Magpies rugby side's 22-17 loss to the Bay of Plenty Steamers in Tauranga today.   With their vict...

Adam Milne released from CDCA contract

Adam Milne will play for the Sydney Thunder in this year’s Big Bash League in Australia and will be released from his 2020/21 Central Stags cricket contra...

Magpies prop defies odds again

When it comes to defying the odds in the Hawke's Bay Magpies rugby squad nobody does it better than prop Namatahi Waa. Last year the former Maori All Black and...

Bay's Leonard shines at Remote Control Nationals

Ross Leonard was the toast of the Hawke's Bay contingent at the 2020 Large Scale Remote Control Speedway Nationals in Palmerston North last weekend. An experie...

Century in store for George Worker

Fresh off a seven-wicket win to open the season, there is just one enforced change to the Central Stags line-up to play the Auckland Aces from 10.30am today at...

CDCA Super League Player Draft

The inaugural player draft has been made and the coaches announced for cricket’s new Central Super League. Drawn from throughout the CDCA region, Warren...

Birkenhead United claim record fifth football title

Birkenhead United rule again! This was one of the triumphant yells from the North Harbour club's dressing room after the premier division final at the Napier C...

Magpie Long's weekend to remember

Talk about a weekend to remember for Hawke's Bay's Jason Long. After a quality 27 minutes off the subs bench for the Hawke's Bay Magpies rugby team in Saturd...

Giddens takes on head coach role at Clive

Former Hawke's Bay Magpies rugby midfielder Sam Giddens has helped win every piece of premier club silverware available in the Bay. During the 2016 and '17 sea...

Rampant Magpies retain shield and KR Tremain Trophy

Pity the opposition when the Hawke's Bay Magpies rugby side achieve their ultimate performance. While it was close to an 8/10 when the Magpies retained the R...

All Hawkeyes contenders to front at Meeanee Speedway opener

Ten drivers aiming for a six-strong team is a tough assignment particularly when it's the Hawke's Bay Hawkeyes Superstock team. That's the Hawkeyes team for th...

Fitzsimon triumphs in World Cup opener

Tegan Fitzsimon has laid the challenge for others to follow after a solid win in the opening round of the POLi Payments FEI World Cup New Zealand Series at the...

In-form Magpie warns of Turbos danger

In-form Hawke's Bay Magpies rugby lock Tom Parsons knows exactly what to expect from  his former Manawatu Turbos side during tomorrow's Ranfurly Shield def...

NZ's best showjumpers line up for World Cup opener

New Zealand’s most prestigious jumping series gets underway tomorrow at the Hawke’s Bay A&P Show in Hastings. Fittingly, the POLi Payments FEI...

Wilson takes on NOBM's head coach role

Former Hawke's Bay Magpies rugby halfback Ellery Wilson has been appointed head coach of the Napier Old Boys Marist premier side for next season. "I've always...

Fast Pitch end Saints unbeaten run

The topsy turvy nature of Hawke's Bay's premier men's softball competition continued yesterday. Fast Pitch posted their first win of the season with a 4-3 vict...

Strong Central Stags Squad for Plunket Shield

CDCA has named a strong Central Stags line-up to play Northern Districts in the much anticipated opening round of the 2020/21 Plunket Shield which begins at 10....