Zoë Hunter

4 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Zoe Hunter |Zoë Hunter

Dylan Pearce, a 31-year-old father, stepped away from the sport to focus on family and work about seven years ago. Photo / Zoe HunterIt’s been seven years since Dylan Pearce stepped into the boxing ring for his first fight. This weekend, he is making his return to the canvas for the inaugural Bay Boxing on the Dock at The Cargo Shed in Tauranga. Organised by Bay Boxfit, the event aims to give corporate boxers the chance to test their skills in the boxing ring.

4 weeks ago | sunlive.co.nz | Zoe Hunter |Zoë Hunter

It’s been seven years since Dylan Pearce stepped into the boxing ring for his first fight. This weekend, he is making his return to the canvas for the inaugural Bay Boxing on the Dock at The Cargo Shed in Tauranga. Organised by Bay Boxfit, the event aims to give corporate boxers the chance to test their skills in the boxing ring. Pearce, a 31-year-old father, said he grew up boxing, but stepped away from the sport to focus on family and work about seven years ago.

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Zoe Hunter |Zoë Hunter

A top Tauranga greenkeeper and a professional golf coach found themselves at the centre of the action at the country’s biggest golf tournament this month. Now they’re using the lessons learned from attending the New Zealand Open Championship 2025 — one as a greenkeeper, the other as a caddie — in their day-to-day roles. It was a full-circle moment for Tauranga Golf Club assistant superintendent Karl Knedler, who was part of the greenkeeping team at Millbrook Resort.

1 month ago | sunlive.co.nz | Zoe Hunter |Zoë Hunter

A top Tauranga greenkeeper and a professional golf coach found themselves at the centre of the action at the country’s biggest golf tournament this month. Now they’re using the lessons learned from attending the New Zealand Open Championship 2025 — one as a greenkeeper, the other as a caddie — in their day-to-day roles. It was a full circle moment for Tauranga Golf Club assistant superintendent Karl Knedler, who was part of the greenkeeping team at Millbrook Resort.

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Zoe Hunter |Zoë Hunter

Laura McCabe says the city’s Irish festival is a way to celebrate alongside Irish communities worldwide ahead of St Patrick’s Day on March 17. Photo / Zoe HunterWhen the strains of fiddle music sound and the first Guinness is poured at Tauranga’s inaugural Irish festival, Laura McCabe will no doubt be thinking of the celebrations back in the Emerald Isle.