Local Sport

Lacrosse quartet heading to Korea

A total of 10 Waipā players are in Jeju, South Korea with the New Zealand under-20 men’s lacrosse world cup team. Baastian Banks, Murdoch Bech, Sam Cowen, Sam Denize, Connor Harvey-Price, Nathan Honeyfield, Quade Raroa…

Cycling nationals return

The well-travelled hills between Te Awamutu and Cambridge will provide a stern test for riders in the 2026 Elite Road Cycling National Championships. The event is set for February 5-7, and hosted for the next…

Summer games beckons swimmers

Twelve Special Olympics swimmers have their sights set on the Christchurch-based 2025 National Summer Games in December. There will be 42 teams, 1205 athletes and 479 team management members involved across more than 10 sports…

Rally eyes on Maihiihi

Maihiihi will host the Hoddle Road rally sprint on Sunday. The event comes ahead of September’s Waitomo Rally, part of the North Island Rally Series and is a round of the Northern Rallysprint Series. As…

Heavy lifters in town

The wait is almost over to see New Zealand’s best powerlifters in Te Awamutu’s   ASB Stadium at GPC (Global Powerlifting Committee) national championships this weekend. Hosted by Te Awamutu’s Trainstation gym crew, Waipā competitors will…

Our prevention strategy

This is the last of the workgroups that I’ll cover based at Te Awamutu. We’ve got a small but mighty Prevention Team made up of three very different – but very complementary – roles: our…

Three titles for Waipa

Three Waipā rugby teams have walked away with titles after home victories in Waikato club rugby on Saturday. Pirongia gained silverware, while Ōhaupō also added two trophies to their cabinet. Pirongia B faced Suburbs B…

Gibbes follows Foster’s Chiefs lead

In the Chiefs’ 30-year history, two former players have become head coach of the franchise – and Te Awamutu Sports has produced them both. Chief #84 Jono Gibbes was named as Clayton McMillan’s successor last…

Marist crowned Waikato champs

After an impressive regular season, Hautapu fell short 32-21 against Hamilton Marist in the Waikato premier club rugby Breweries Shield final on Saturday. Both teams had only one loss a piece before heading into the…

Olympians take on African roads

When Olympic silver medallist Nicole Shields found a gap in her competition schedule, she saw an opportunity to pursue a long-held dream: a major cycling adventure. Shields, 25, fresh off her podium finish in the…

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