Sport & Motorsport

Teretonga Park is the oldest raceway in the country “and something worth protecting,” Southland Sports Car Club president Boyd Wilson told councillors today. Addressing the public forum of the Community and Regulatory Committee on Tuesday, the car club won its plea for council to reduce its annual lease payments. The

Despite steady rain across Southland, thousands of people gathered on Sunday for the annual Wensley’s Cycles Surf to City, once again turning the popular community event into a celebration of movement and connection. Participants of all ages and abilities made their way along the course from Oreti Beach and

Rugby Park in Invercargill is seeing a different style of football this month as the well-known rugby union venue hosts Southland Rugby League summer competitions for the first time. More than 30 teams have joined the six-week junior and youth rugby league competition, which began in February. The event brings

The Southland Sharks have continued building their roster for the 2026 NZNBL season with the addition of Tautoko Wynyard and the return of local talents Quake Webster and Riley Snow. Sharks Secure Trio Bertinshaw, Leger, Ramage For 2026The Southland Sharks have strengthened their roster for the 2026 season, confirming the

Ageing tennis courts in the small Southland town of Otautau are set to receive long-awaited improvements, although the decision has divided opinion among some residents. Southland District Council approved unbudgeted spending on Wednesday to allow four of the town’s tennis courts to be re-asphalted. The courts, located at the

More than 200 young swimmers and their supporters travelled to Invercargill last weekend as Splash Palace hosted a major regional swimming competition for the first time in seven years. The city welcomed competitors from across the South Island for the Mako Division of Swimming New Zealand’s Junior Festival. The

The 2025/2026 motor racing season at Teretonga Park in Invercargill will end with a bang over the weekend of 14/15 March when the Southland Sports Car Club host one of their most popular events of the season – Southern Thunder. Southern Thunder features two big drawcards with the NAPA

New Zealand grand prix racer Cormac Buchanan has taken plenty of positives from a bittersweet start to the Moto3 World Championship season in Thailand on Sunday. The Southland teenager showed clear progress from last year, turning pre-season momentum into immediate competitiveness from the opening practice sessions. Working closely with his