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Steamers finally unleash Perrin

Familiarity normally breeds contempt. In Dan Perrin's case, it just means he's got nothing to fear.The chunky Steamers hooker certainly isn't intimidated by the All ...
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Young taekwondo champ off to Noumea

Her 14th birthday comes just in time next month.Any later and the Tauranga Girls' College student Jamie Carpenter from Welcome Bay would be ineligible to represent New Zealand in December's ... More

From zero to hero in a matter of months

WhenN Jimin Suh arrived in New Zealand at the beginning of this year he had never even seen a game of rugby played.Now he is about to make history as ... More

Te Puna in historic Rose Bowl challenge

It's taken more than 80 years but Te Puna will finally get a challenge for the historic Ratana Maramatanga Rose Bowl trophy tomorrow.They'll play holders Rangataua at Te Ariki Park ... More

Record numbers head to AIMS Games

Any doubts about the growing prestige and importance of the NZCT AIMS Games can be dispelled by a glance through this year's guest list.Among those taking an active role in ... More

Madill faces first international in Japan

Tauranga surf lifesaver Katrina Madill is getting her first taste of international competition this weekend at the Sanyo Bussan carnival in Japan.The 19-year-old has been training hard with Mount coach ... More

Tauranga Girls' run out of steam in crunch

The Tauranga Girls' College A side showed the skills but couldn't quite muster the stamina to claim one of the nationals berths up for grabs at the regional qualifier yesterday.Targeting ... More

Kendall flies up ladder with seven birdies

Mt Maunganui's national strokeplay champion Brad Kendall has some ground to make up if he's to add the New Zealand under-19 crown to his cabinet today.Kendall made the big move ... More

Canterbury pour firepower on Steamers

They're about to face the big guns, so Bay of Plenty have brought in a few reinforcements of their own.Canterbury's ranks have been boosted ahead of tomorrow night's ITM Cup ... More

Small Bay school aiming for big things

They're dwarfed by some of New Zealand's biggest middle schools but no one could accuse Pongakawa School of going into next week's AIMS Games half-hearted.The 300-pupil school east of Te Puke ... More