Sport

A cyclist struck by the side mirror of a ute towing a horse float during the Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge enduro is recovering in Tauranga Hospital from serious injuries.

Taupō was buzzing with energy today as thousands of riders rolled out for the 47th edition of the iconic Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge. With nine event categories on offer, including the debut of the Great Lake 100, over 3,000 cyclists of all ages, abilities and disciplines took to the course to test their legs and soak up the unbeatable atmosphere.

As the cyclists line up again this weekend for the Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge , behind the scenes hundreds of volunteers and community groups are giving and gaining from the event.

A global trout-fishing movement for those undergoing treatment or living with cancer is providing relief for Kiwi men.

 It’s not just cyclists in town this week with the country’s top show jumpers here for the Taupō World Cup at Fiber Fresh National Equestrian Centre.

Excitement is building around Lake Taupō in the lead up to the 47th annual Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge. Riders, enthusiasts and supporters will be gathering, ready for the big day 29th November.

It has been an outstanding year for the Taupō Triathlon Club, and it couldn’t have finished on a higher note. Three club members proudly represented New Zealand at the recent World Triathlon Championships held in Wollongong, Australia.

Taupō’s annual sports awards had everything from rodeo bull riding to kart racing and karate.

The second spring horse trials at the Fiber Fresh National Equestrian Centre this coming weekend will have the challenge of a new cross-country course for the top two classes, which are being run under FEI (international) rules.

The Cosmopolitan Club Leisure Marchers are gathered in the carpark of the club preparing to head off to the North Island Display Day when I arrive, 15 minutes before departure.

Tūrangi’s Annual Sports Awards were held at the Tūrangi Golf Club on October 17 with sports across the Southern Lake being represented through nominees and supporters. 

Golfers and novices alike are invited to step up - or swing out - for a great cause at the Cancer Society’s Longest Day Golf Tournament, on Sunday November 30 at Taupō Golf Club.

More than 200 horses from the North Island attended the first major horse trials event of the spring season at the Fiber Fresh National Equestrian Centre at Aratiatia, Taupō, over the weekend.

Alongside a 35-year career in teaching, including 18 years as principal of Waipahihi Primary School, Bevan Arthur Choat will be remembered in Taupō for his unceasing dedication to reporting on sport in the district and recording its history.

Thousands of junior rugby players kick-started their school holidays in style by taking part in the country’s largest junior rugby festival in Taupō over the weekend.

The first major horse trials event of the 2025-26 season takes place at the Fiber Fresh National Equestrian Centre, Aratiatia, Taupō, on Saturday and Sunday, with top combinations entered from throughout the North Island.

Thousands of budding young footy stars from across the country are arriving in Taupō this weekend for the New Zealand Junior Rugby Festival at Owen Delany Park from September 18-21.

It’s a big rugby weekend for Taupō with hundreds of younger players in town for the annual Heartland Under 16’s Carnival and the King Country Rams playing their only Taupō game of the Bunnings Heartland Rugby Championship.

People have just over two weeks to get their nominations in for the Taupō District Sports Awards.

In the last decade the Taupō Golf Club has thrown off the doldrums of the early 2000s when declining membership, a global financial crisis and a $1 million spend on fairway irrigation put its future in jeopardy.

The Taupō District Council has provided figures showing the impact of the ITM Taupō Super 440 leg of the Repco Supercars Championship in April this year.

The journey of Amelia Twiss (13) and George Fisher (12) to draw attention to what homeschoolers see as unsporting treatment has resulted in a very public lesson in politics and geography.

The sport of Triathlon must “thrive to survive” says World Triathlon President Antonio Fernández Arimany.

When people think of Taupō netball, Julia Panoa’s name is usually not far away.

Connor Halligan may be a drifter, but he’s got a clear idea of the line to take to get ahead in his chosen sport.

Despite the wind and the rain, 200 people were up bright and early on Saturday morning pounding the pavement between Two Mile Bay and Wharewaka.

There is only a slight parallel between the 1993 film Cool Runnings which depicts the Jamaican bobsleigh team’s efforts to get to the 1988 Winter Olympics and a team of college girls from Taupō heading to Hong Kong to play sevens.

Basketball coach Darryl (Daz) Karipa may not be sure how far his 2025 Lake Taupō Basketball Under 16 boys’ team will get in their basketball journey but he’s hoping they will have developed assured, confident personalities along the way.

A group of determined individuals from Tūwharetoa has returned from the Great Wall of China with medals, life-changing memories, and a renewed sense of what’s possible through teamwork, preparation, and community support.

A brand new endurance event takes place on Saturday with Two Mile Bay Sailing Club hosting the Pillar to Pou.