Southland Sports News

The SIT Zero Fees Southland Sharks’ 2018 Pre-season has kicked up a gear with the arrival of the Head Coach and the first intake of contracted players this week. With the opening tip-off in the 2018 National Basketball League now less than three weeks away, preparations are in full swing on and off

Southland Sports Car Club First Response Officer and Volunteer Co-ordinator, Lenard McLeod, has just returned from Auckland where he attended a Volunteer Commission meeting before staying on to assist at Pukekohe Park Raceway this weekend where the NZ Super Trucks, Formula First, Pirelli Porsche, Pr

Toyota is transforming the new vehicle purchase and ownership experience in New Zealand with the introduction of its “Drive Happy Project”. The project pioneers a new way of doing business with private, business, fleet and lease customers and is part of the changing face of mobility world-wide. “Our

Easter 2018 will see the biggest ever gathering of Jaguar cars in Southland with nearly 250 of them coming from all over New Zealand. They’ll be free for Southlanders to view in Queens Park from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday 31 March. What’s the occasion? The 2018 Jaguar National Rally. The ra

Another outstanding year in Southland sport will be celebrated on Friday 8th June at the Ascot Park Hotel, at the 2018 ILT Southland Sports Awards. Nominations for the awards are now open and organisers are expecting them to reflect the traditionally high standard of results achieved by Southlanders

“Racing” Ray Stewart of Cromwell left The Riverside Speedway crowned as the new Southland Super Saloon Champion, and earned himself a tidy pay packet for his efforts. Cando Fishing, Dixon Transport and Cleanways 2003 Ltd all chimed in and placed a $10,000 prize pool up for grabs for the championship

BLUES v STAR The heavy rain of Tuesday morning cleared making it a still and warm night for the first game of the 2018 Go Bus Premier Club Rugby competition. Blues and Star had arguably evenly matched teams both with new additions to their forwards and backs. Star put pressure on Blues early with ca

Rachel Lawrie of Invercargill has become Southland’s latest motorsport champion after the 2018 New Zealand Clubsport Championship in Christchurch recently. Lawrie won the newly instigated Women’s Trophy in her third attempt at the Nationals. Her first was in 2014 at Waimate in what was just her seco