at The Tokoroa Memorial Sports Ground. The 2009 event hosted NZ artists J.Williams and Erika. Sports Tokoroa being within the Waikato Province falls under the Waikato ITM Cup provincial catchment and the Chiefs Super Rugby franchise. The South Waikato district's netball associations also fall under the catchment for inclusion in the ANZ Championship, Waikato/BOP Magic franchise. Over many decades, Tokoroa has been a natural base for strong, competitive woodchopping and sawing events. The axe long saw and chainsaw competitions, at the local A&P Shows, over many decades, have always been central to the local, timber and timber works culture of the town. As of 2018 the annual Tokoroa A&P show has been axed due to financial reasons. Tokoroa Memorial Sports Ground The sports ground is used every weekend and is in use throughout the weekdays. The Memorial Sports Ground includes: Eight full netball courts Eight full tennis courts Three full rugby fields Eight touch or rugby league fields One Soccer field One Rugby Union Club – Southern United Rugby Football Club (SURF) Y.M.C.A Sports Centre Tokoroa's Y.M.C.A hosts a number of indoor and outdoor events, such as: Indoor skating Outdoor Archery Indoor & Outdoor soccer (football) Basketball Netball Volleyball Indoor Hockey Dance classes Transportation Cycling Tokoroa has a number of cycleways which link the town centre with the outlying suburbs. These cycleways consist of a mixture of dedicated cycle lanes and mixed-use cycle/walk ways. There is an extensive cycleway from Browning Street, Tokoroa that leads to Kinleith which has extensive views of the town and the Kinleith mill. Public roads and general access New Zealand's main arterial route, State Highway 1, runs through Tokoroa's eastern edge. Tokoroa is also accessible from the south-west via State Highway 32 (via Maraetai Road). Tokoroa is also a non-traffic light controlled zone. Tokoroa is served by national bus (coachline) services such as Intercity (New Zealand) and Naked Bus, operating on various routes along State Highway 1. Railway The Kinleith Branch line runs through Tokoroa on its route between Waharoa on the East Coast Main Trunk line, and its terminus at the Kinleith Mill to the south of the town. Most freight trains on the line travel between the Kinleith and the Port of Tauranga. There have never been any passenger services on the line. Also, there was no longer a station, or rail-freight yard in Tokoroa, where once they existed, until a container terminal