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The Southern Steel are one win away from the ANZ Premiership grand final — and head coach Wendy Frew has been here before. The Steel host the Tactix in an Elimination Final at ILT Stadium Southland on Sunday, with a spot in next weekend's decider against the Mystics in

Southland basketball has a new single boss covering both the grassroots game and the Sharks' national league campaign. Rod Bannister has been appointed General Manager of the Southland Basketball Association and the Southland Sharks, combining what were previously two separate roles into one. The move is a deliberate restructure

Brendon Leitch and Sergio Pires have jumped into the lead of the GT World Challenge Australia championship after a dominant weekend at Queensland Raceway. The Geyer Valmont Racing by Tigani Motorsport pair finished third and first across the two 60-minute races at Ipswich, vaulting from fifth in the standings to

Southern Steel will host the elimination final after beating Canterbury Tactix 56-54 in a thriller at Invercargill on Sunday. The result reversed Steel's 13-goal opening round loss to the Tactix while breaking an 11-game losing streak against their southern rivals. More importantly, it secured home advantage for the

Corbin Strong is back. Southland cyclist Corbin Strong won the Lotto Circuit Franco-Belge on Sunday, ending a difficult start to the season with a powerful sprint finish on Belgian roads. Strong's victory came after his team controlled the race from the front. Riley Sheehan launched a decisive attack

Southern Steel coach Wendy Frew has been watching footage of her team's worst performance this season all week. The opening round loss to Tactix still stings. But it's also proof of how far the Steel have come since March. "I think that was our poorest

The Southland Stags have signed veteran Super Rugby prop Sef Fa'agase for the 2026 NPC season. Fa'agase brings more than 100 Super Rugby appearances to Invercargill, including 92 games for the Queensland Reds. The 35-year-old has also played for the Highlanders, Melbourne Rebels, and will join

A 20-year-old Invercargill woman will represent New Zealand at the World Deaf Rugby Sevens championships in Japan after just months in the sport. Tiana Petre switched from 16 years of dancing to rugby midway through 2024. Now she's heading to Tokyo as part of the Deaf Ferns squad