Sport + Motorsport

Each year the Catlins Coast Rally, organised by the Eastern Southland Car Club, attracts exciting entries from far and wide and this year one of those is Mark Parsons of Drury, south of Auckland. His journey to the event, which takes place on Saturday 11 August actually started in 1990 when Parsons

The SIT Zero Fees Southland Sharks have charged home late to claim their 11th win of the 2018 Sal’s NBL with a 112-105 victory over the Taranaki Mountaineers tonight in New Plymouth. The Sharks earned their first lead of the night with 4:24 left in the third quarter and rode a hot night from Orlando

A record field, featuring the cream of the country’s young up and coming motor racing talent is expected to contest this summer’s Toyota 86 Championship. “We’ve never had so many potential drivers three and a half months before the first round,” said Geoff Short, the category manager. When registrat

A huge congratulations to all the junior cyclists that attended the South Island Secondary School Champs in Timaru over the weekend. With what would have to be one of the best results ever from Southland Junior Road Cyclists at an event. Massive Medal haul across all ages with multi ages having seve

In a goal-scoring fiesta, the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel notched up some impressive records as they beat the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, 76-60, in Hamilton tonight. Still on a high from their giant-killing victory over the Pulse last week, the Steel never relinquished the lead throughout the m

Premier Barbarians 12 – Marist 9 A fine but cool windy day and damp underfoot conditions meant for another Marist – Barbarians classic arm wrestle at the Gore Showgrounds on Saturday. The Barbarians started the better of the teams and asked plenty of questions early which resulted in a try to hit th

Due to unprecedented public interest, the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Sting’s 20-year reunion game will now be a ticketed event. Organiser Donna Wilkins said news of the game, to be staged at ILT Stadium Southland on July 21, had been greeted with an overwhelming response, forcing a rethink of initial

The new Toyota Supra will make its international debut in prototype form at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United Kingdom from the 12th – 15th July. Following the announcement of a new Supra at the Geneva Motor Show in March, Toyota can confirm the model will be faithful to its distinguished