Paige Turner

Leyton Haddleton aspires to be part of the Tall Blacks management squad one day but it’s the impact his mentors in another code had on him that have helped shape the way he approaches basketball coaching. These days a Southland Basketball Association development officer and coach from beginner throu

Academy Southland is continuing to support its athletes through the Covid-19 isolation period. Programme manager Jason McKenzie said the use of technology was making it easier to retain a sense of normalcy through uncertain times. Seminars and one-on-one sessions would still be conducted through Sky

More than 1600 children from around Southland took on the Mitre 10 Mega Invercargill Tough Kid event at Rugby Park Stadium on Wednesday 4th December. Presented by Sport Southland, Tough Kid involves a 1km long purpose-built obstacle course and is one of the most highly-anticipated events on the scho

Daniel Jones and Ruby Muir have made triumphant returns in difficult conditions at the 2019 Fresh Choice Kepler Challenge today. Sustained rainfall in the Fiordland region in recent weeks had forced race organisers to use an alternative route for just the third time in the Challenge’s 32-year histor

Cantabrian Michael Vink has won back-to-back SBS Bank Tour of Southland titles. The first rider to successfully defend his title since Hayden Roulston in 2008, Vink (Placemakers) finished third in this morning’s individual time trial and controlled the front of the race over the final 77km stage fro

Defending champion Michael Vink will take a handy lead into the final stage of the 2019 SBS Bank Tour of Southland. Vink (Placemakers) has finished third in the penultimate stage, a 13km individual time trial based at Winton, with stage honours going to newly promoted New Zealand endurance track rid

Mexcican rider Eder Frayre has produced a second impressive climbing performance as the 2019 SBS Bank Tour of Southland’s yellow jersey settles a little more securely onto his shoulders. The Kia Motors-Ascot Park Hotel rider scored his second stage win in as many days, backing up from Wednesday’s vi

The 2019 SBS Bank Tour of Southland’s first Mexican rider has made an emphatic statement at the midway point of this year’s race. Kia Motors-Ascot Park Hotel rider Eder Frayre holds a 28sec lead over Southland’s Corbin Strong, with defending champion Michael Vink trailing by 33sec after today’s Quee