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Uncapped Hastings player named in Central Stags squad

A Hastings wicketkeeper-batsman has been named in the Central Stags squad as the team prepares for the start of the first-class cricket season this weekend.&nbs...

All Black great to deliver timely message at Sacred Heart College event

Former All Black great Sir John Kirwan, who has become a leading mental health advocate, will speak at a Sacred Heart College event in Napier later this month....

Top seven now a reality for St. John’s College squash team

A four-year campaign by St. John’s College to make the top seven at the Secondary Schools Squash Nationals, has become a reality. This year Tauranga host...

Watch Live: Players take to the court for Netball Semi-Finals

Players have taken to the court for the first of two Hawke's Bay Super Eight Netball Semi-Finals - both of which will be played without spectators. To watch, g...

Magpies to play in charity jersey supporting Nourished for Nil

The Hawke's Bay Magpies will once again wear an alternative strip for the season, this time raising much-needed funds for Nourished for Nil.  The team and...

Rugby goes further than crossing the try line

Rugby isn’t just our national sport, it is also being used to develop life skills for students at Hastings Boys’ High School. The school has a long...

Kennedy Park Resort Rally Hawke’s Bay brings New Zealand's top drivers to the region

New Zealand’s top rally drivers are revving their engines in anticipation of Kennedy Park Resort Rally Hawke’s Bay set to begin this afternoon. ...

Sponsorship fuel for Bay trio's Olympic dreams

Hands up if you dreamed about competing at the Olympic Games when you were a youngster. Yes, there's plenty of us and numbers always grow during an Olympic Gam...

Lower Hutt City spoil Rovers footballers party

There was sufficient motivational ammunition for Napier City Rovers Central League football side to cause an upset yesterday. Captain and defender Jim Hoyle (p...

Mighty Maroons taste Maddison Trophy glory for first time since 2009

Taradale Rugby and Sports blindside flanker Josh Eden-Whaitiri tasted Maddison Trophy glory for the second time in four years yesterday. Three years after help...

Midfielder backs Rovers prep without spying mission

It's fair to suggest Napier City Rovers Central League football side's midfielder Sam Pickering was well placed for a pre-match spying mission or two this week....

Mental toughness fuels defending champs Maddison Trophy quest

Hastings Rugby and Sports captain Jacob Devery reckons the mental toughness within his squad will propel them to a second taste of Maddison Trophy glory tomorro...

Taradale women's footballers book semi-final berth

Taradale's Federation Cup women's football side beat Whanganui 2-1 in their Knock Out Cup quarterfinal at Taradale Park on Sunday. Whanganui started well takin...

Bay bodybuilding rookie captures title in first show

Hawke's Bay forklift operator Mataitu Sa'o enjoys going to the gym to keep his fitness levels up. It was during one of his visits to the FlaXrock Gym in Flaxme...

NBHS struggle in Moascar Cup challenge

Poor defensive work and soft turnovers proved costly for the Napier Boys' High School 1st XV rugby side during yesterday's away Moascar Cup challenge against Ro...

Taradale captain inspirational as Maddison Trophy final berth booked

A "hungry" Taradale Rugby and Sports captain and prop Namatahi Waa produced an inspirational display today as he led his team into next Saturday's Hawke's Bay...

NBHS eye third taste of Moascar Cup glory in four years

Being a regular spectator at Napier Boys' High School 1st XV rugby games last season I was impressed with the progress being made by lock Gus Brown. So I was...

Hastings pair return from international duty for semifinal

Three days after international duty Jardine Chung Ching and Gideon Kautai will turn out for Hastings Rugby and Sports in Hawke's Bay's Maddison Trophy semifinal...

NOBM fullback to play 100th match in semifinal

Eight years after his debut fullback Liam Edwards will play his 100th match for Napier Old Boys Marist in tomorrow's Hawke's Bay premier club rugby competition...

NBHS MVP Foote makes up for lost time

Napier Boys' High School midfielder Baylee Foote was a happy chappy when the Super 8 football tournament ended at his school today. Foote (pictured above left)...