1XX Regional Sport

08 Feb 2012 8:16 a.m.

SBW invites Murupara girls

Two Eastern Bay athletes will be ringside come Sonny Bill Williams' fight in Hamilton today.

Murupara boxers Roxaine Duff and Aroha Sorensen have been asked by his camp to be special guests at his New Zealand Heavyweight Title Fight.

The two teenage fighters have recently returned home from Serbia - bringing home silver and bronze medals.

Roxaine and Aroha credit boxing for leading them away from alcohol and drugs - something which inspired Sonny Bill when he originally met them.

The girls' coaches Aaron Warren and Lee Edmond are accompanying them to Hamilton.

09 May 2012 8:00 a.m.

Are you up to the distance?

Entries are now open for the Hidden Trails Half Marathon hosted by the Kawerau Harrier Club.

08 May 2012 8:44 a.m.

Rafting proves popular

As the temperature drops, it might not seem like the time for water sports, but white-water rafting's just starting to make a splash in Kawerau.

07 May 2012 1:45 p.m.

Increasing sport's popularity

A push to get a strong pool of young rafters in the Bay has had a good start with a Kawerau event.

07 May 2012 8:47 a.m.

'Fantastic' cycle event

Around 250 riders have descended on Whakatane to ride a hundred kilometres to Tauranga.

01 May 2012 8:44 a.m.

100km bike race draws near

Final preparations are being made for an inaugural race between the main centres of the Eastern and Western Bay.

30 Apr 2012 1:35 p.m.

Bike park opens

It's estimated around 300 mountain bike enthusiasts have turned out to sample a new Eastern Bay park.

30 Apr 2012 7:57 a.m.

Garden City race

Opotiki's star wheelchair athlete will take part in a new event in Christchurch.

30 Apr 2012 7:32 a.m.

Teenagers encouraged to get out on river

The organisers of a youth rafting event on the Tarawera River, are calling for more entries.

27 Apr 2012 8:18 a.m.

Getting behind bike-park

The man behind the opening of Onepu Mountain Bike Park is gob-smacked with the level of support for the venture.

26 Apr 2012 2:06 p.m.

New bike park

A new facility's about to open for Eastern Bay mountain bike enthusiasts.

13 Apr 2012 2:00 p.m.

Opotiki player leading field

A young Eastern Bay golfer's keeping up with the national champion in a prestigious tournament in Taranaki.

13 Apr 2012 8:00 a.m.

Proposed location rejected

It's back to the drawing board for Ohope Tennis Club, after a Whakatane District Council committee's withdrawn support for new courts.

12 Apr 2012 8:26 a.m.

EBOP athlete to take on world

A Whakatane paddler will represent the nation at the Waka Ama World Sprint Championships.

10 Apr 2012 8:34 a.m.

Race from Whakatane to city

Cycling enthusiasts are being encouraged to get on their bikes for a new event through the Bay.