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Terry Tonga

Terry Tonga is a veteran Southland sports scribe who lives for high-stakes drama, from screaming V8s to physical netball clashes in the Steel fortress and basketball battles in the Sharks tank. He covers southern grit with pure, trackside passion

Terry Tonga's Work 48 Articles
Stags Name Side for Nelson Showdown
Stags Name Side for Nelson Showdown
Sport + Motorsport   -   Aug 19, 2026

The SBS Bank Southland Stags have named their side to face Tasman in Nelson this Saturday, with Sean Withy to captain the team in the Clarke Dermody Cup clash at Trafalgar Park. Kick-off is 1.05pm on Saturday August 22. Five players are unavailable through injury. Jack Taylor and Caleb

ILT Fireworks Back for Third Straight Year
ILT Fireworks Back for Third Straight Year
Sport + Motorsport   -   Aug 18, 2026

Rugby Park's fireworks are back — and bigger than before. The ILT Fireworks Spectacular returns on Friday October 2, 2026, when the Southland Stags host Northland in their final regular season home game. Kick-off is 7.10pm. The fireworks go up at approximately 8.50pm, straight after full-time. Now

Southland Shearer Targets World Record
Southland Shearer Targets World Record
Farming & Rural   -   Aug 17, 2026

Megan Whitehead is coming for the record she used to hold. The Southland shearer will attempt to break the women's world solo nine-hours strongwool lambs shearing record on December 18 at Grant Brothers' 'Tin House' property on Otapiri-Mandeville Road near Gore — the same property where

Stags Name Squad to Face Waikato Sunday At Rugby Park
Stags Name Squad to Face Waikato Sunday At Rugby Park
News   -   Aug 12, 2026

Head Coach Scott Eade has named his squad to take on Waikato at Rugby Park Invercargill this Sunday at 2.05pm. Gates open 1.20pm. Adults are $20 and two kids under 14 go free with each adult. The round celebrates our Southland clubs, with fans encouraged to swap out

Technical Fault Ends Buchanan Podium Bid
Technical Fault Ends Buchanan Podium Bid
Sport + Motorsport   -   Aug 10, 2026

A freak technical fault almost certainly cost Cormac Buchanan a podium at the British Grand Prix. The 19-year-old Southlander qualified eighth at Silverstone — matching his career best — and was running with the front group when his bike began overheating from the moment the lights went out. A suspected tear-off from

Southland Sharks Win National Basketball Title
Southland Sharks Win National Basketball Title
Sport + Motorsport   -   Aug 09, 2026

The Southland Sharks are national basketball champions, beating the Wellington Saints 104-101 in overtime in Invercargill. Last year the Saints ended the Sharks' season at the same stage. Saturday's result was payback — hard-fought, down to the wire, and settled only in extra time. Sharks captain Sam Timmins

Withy Leads Stags Against Manawatū
Withy Leads Stags Against Manawatū
Sport + Motorsport   -   Aug 06, 2026

Alfred Nonu could make his debut for the SBS Bank Southland Stags this Sunday, when they travel to Palmerston North to face Manawatū. The match kicks off at 5.05pm at Central Energy Trust Arena, with Sean Withy named as captain. Nonu's inclusion is the headline selection — his

Night 'n Day Backs Southern Harness Racing
Night 'n Day Backs Southern Harness Racing
Sport + Motorsport   -   Aug 01, 2026

Night 'n Day is backing the people who make harness racing run. The convenience store chain has signed a five-year sponsorship deal with Southern Harness Racing, becoming the official sponsor of the organisation's Starters and Starters Crew from August 1, 2026 through to July 31, 2031. The

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