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Get to know the candidates - Whakatāne District Council
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
We asked the Whakatāne District Council candidates what are your aspirations for sport, active recreation and play in your area? Read their answers.
Rotorua Girls' High School says "Let's Go Girls!"
Monday, September 12, 2022
A new initiative has had almost 600 of the school’s 680 students taking part in activities, which include boot camp, free play boxes and outside volleyball courts.
Connecting and upskilling through Mana Taiohi
Thursday, September 8, 2022
Rotorua Kiwi Walk and Run is looking for volunteers
Thursday, September 8, 2022
The Rotorua Kiwi Walk and Run event will take place on Saturday the 1st of October and need some volunteers to help out. The volunteers would be required from around 9am-2/3pm.
CBOP Amazing Race 2022
Monday, September 5, 2022
BOP Year 7 and 8 Badminton results 2022
Monday, September 5, 2022
BOPSS Senior Badminton Finals 2022
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Thank you Bay of Plenty Badminton for organising and coordinating our 2022 Senior Badminton Finals at Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre!
BOPSS Junior Badminton Finals 2022
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
A special thank you to all the team who travelled to Tauranga for this tournament and all the parents, officials and school staff who made this possible.
Sports Buzz - a new weekly podcast
Thursday, August 25, 2022
A new weekly sports podcast is launching on September 5. A joint venture between the team at Sun Media (SunLive) and producers Ross Crowley and Dawn Kiddie (as Bright Co.), the production crew is keen to hear from any clubs who would like to contribute content on the below topics for each episode.
BOPSS Junior and Senior Basketball Championships
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
500 students from across Waiariki made their way to Trustpower Arena to compete in the BOP Secondary School Junior
Sport NZ Ihi Aotearoa partners with new Māori Sport Authority
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Sport NZ Ihi Aotearoa has announced a partnership with Te Huinga Tākaro o Aotearoa (Te Huinga Tākaro), a new National Māori Sport Authority, which will see Te Huinga Tākaro receive $1,225 million in investment over two years.
Grant applications for the 8th IWG World Conference on Women & Sport
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Do you know someone in your community who is actively involved in supporting girls and women through play, active recreation and/or sport in Aotearoa? A great opportunity to attend the conference thanks to Sport New Zealand.
BOPSS Eagles Golf Tournament 2022
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Thank you Bay of Plenty Golf for organising and coordinating the final BOP Secondary School Calendar event! The Eagles Golf Tournament was held on August 1st at Te Puke Golf Club, which the Eagles Society supported by covering entry fees and providing food after the tournament, thank you very much.
It's time to get serious about play
Thursday, August 4, 2022
Play, by it's very definition, is spontaneous and has limited or no adult involvement. But that shouldn't hold us back from being strategic and intentional when trying to develop the kind of neighbourhoods in which tamariki can flourish, writes our CEO Heidi Lichtwark.
Nominations open for 2022 Forsyth Barr Bay of Plenty Sports Awards
Friday, July 29, 2022
Nominations are now open for the 2022 Forsyth Barr Bay of Plenty Sports Awards.
Beach clean-ups new addition to Zespri AIMS Games
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Tauranga City Council and Zespri AIMS Games will help the 11,000 athletes visiting Tauranga this September ‘give back’ to their host city through the chance to help clean up local beaches.
NZ Teacher's Games 2022
Thursday, July 14, 2022
School Sport NZ, in partnership with University and Tertiary Sport New Zealand, is proud to bring you the 5th edition of the NZTG in the 2022 term 3 holidays in the beautiful surrounds of Mount Maunganui.
Squash BOPSS Girls Teams Champs
Sunday, July 10, 2022
Thank you Squash BOP and the Devoy Squash Centre for hosting and coordinating our final BOPSS Squash event of 2022.
Results|| Bay of Plenty Rippa Rugby World Cup at Paengaroa 2022
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
24 schools within the Bay of Plenty region attended the Rippa Rugby World Cup event held at Paengaroa, Wednesday 15th June 2022.
Results || Rural schools cluster Cross Country - Kaharoa 2022
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
11 schools with approximately 270 runners attended the Rural Cluster Cross Country event at Kaharoa School on Tuesday 21st June. The course distances for the event were 1.5, 2km and 3km which was set over farmland and parts of the school.