Sport + Motorsport

The SIT Zero Fees Southland Sharks have confirmed a place in the Final 4 and, in the process, ended the Canterbury Rams’ final hopes with a gritty 88-79 victory tonight at ILT Stadium Southland. The Sharks gave up a ten-point halftime lead with another slow start to the third quarter and had to ride

The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel emerged from the darkness to close out Super Sunday with a convincing 75-58 win over WBOP Magic in Auckland today. Play was delayed after the stadium was plunged into darkness due to a lighting fault, but it had little effect on the defending champions. In a conti

New Zealand’s growing endurance racing scene has been given a boost with the arrival of a McLaren 650S GT3 to the country. The ex-Tony Quinn car is now in the hands of SBT Motorsport owner Glenn Smith. The car will race this weekend at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon where Smith and co-driver John de Ve

A refreshed SIT Zero Fees Southland Stags team is heading into the season with a great mixture of new and experienced players. With a squad of 26 to begin the 2018 pre-season campaign; 11 are born and bred Southlanders, 20 have made Southland their home and play club rugby, as well as the likes of [

Bernie, Donna, Lesley, Adine … the list goes on! Souther Steel predecessor the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Sting is back for one game only! Raising funds for the Tania Dalton Foundation to support our young sporting stars, game entry is by donation at the door. Circle July 21 in your diary! As a bonus

One of the big names of a great era in New Zealand rallying will be among the entries when the Catlins Coast Rally, organised by the Eastern Southland Car Club, takes place on Saturday 11 August. Ray Wilson has had a long and successful rallying career and will start his first ever Catlins Rally in

Exciting news Southlander Our Alena Saili has been named in the Black Ferns squad! A huge congratulations to our very own Alena Saili who has been named in the Black Ferns squad to take on Australia in two tests in August. Another great achievement following on from her success in the Sevens format

The Catlins Coast Rally is on again next month with a strong line up expected to contest the event on Saturday 11 August. Entries are rolling in with several from the North Island already received and several more high profile entries expected in the coming weeks. The rally will begin adjacent to Ow