Sport & Motorsport

A stellar line-up heads to South Otago this Saturday (28 March) to contest the annual Eastern Southland Car Club Crossroads Clinton Popotunoa Rallysprint. The event is Round 1 of the Hawkeswood Mining Deep South Rallysprint Series, which will be fought out over four rounds. The event takes place just two

An instant-classic edition of Milano – Sanremo on Saturday is also a race that will go down in NSN Cycling Team history. Southland cyclist Corbin Strong sprinted to fifth on the Via Roma to a career-best Monument result, the team’s best-ever result in La Classicissima, and an equal-best Monument placing

Marching Southland once again delivered an impressive performance at the New Zealand Marching Championships 2026, held at Te Rauparaha Arena on 13 and 14 March. The national event brought together 30 teams from across the country, creating a highly competitive environment. Despite the strong field, Southland’s four teams stood

Walkinshaw TWG Racing has appointed Scott O’Donnell as a Director, following the purchase of shares in the Melbourne-based team by ODFI Ltd. The move adds another experienced figure to the team’s leadership while maintaining its current name and structure. ODFI Ltd joins existing shareholders, the Walkinshaw Group led

Alex Little of Lower Hutt in a Freightliner Century has continued his stunning run of success at Teretonga Park in Invercargill, winning the Mobil Delvac 1 Trophy for the seventh time. Little, competing in the Kings House Removals supported Teretonga Park round of the NAPA Auto Parts NZ Super Truck

Alex Little of Lower Hutt in a Freightliner Century and Paul Clarke of Dunedin in a Ford Mustang were the winners in the headline classes on the opening day of Southern Thunder at Teretonga Park in Invercargill today. While the early qualifying sessions were wet the track dried out for

Kimiora Poi will lead the Southern Steel in the 2026 ANZ Premiership season, stepping fully into the captaincy role after sharing the position last year. The experienced midcourter, now 28, has built a reputation for strong work ethic and calm leadership under pressure. Those qualities helped earn her the trust

NZ Super Trucks and Mainland Muscle Cars headline a huge weekend of motorsport when Southern Thunder takes place at Teretonga Park in Invercargill this weekend. The NAPA Auto Parts NZ Super Trucks supported by Kings House Removals will battle it out for the Mobil Delvac 1 Trophy where Alex Little