Sport + Motorsport

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

Returning Stags hero James Wilson can’t explain it but he believes he’s in better shape than when he first departed Southland to embark on what has become a storied overseas rugby career. Despite having just turned 35, and with 15 seasons of professional rugby behind him, Wilson is confident he’s a

New Zealand’s premier motor racing championship, the Castrol Toyota Racing Series will celebrate the start of its 15th anniversary season at the CRC Speedshow at the Greenlane Showgrounds on 21 and 22 July. Designed as a class to provide a stepping stone between junior single seater classes and inte

The most competitive ENEOS North Island Endurance Series season to date comes to a close this weekend at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon. Any one of the top 16 teams in the title chase are in with a mathematical shot of winning the Three Hour Series. Atop the overall and GT–B class leaderboard are CRC S

Southland motor racing fans have another big season to look forward to in 2018/2019. Six race meetings are scheduled with highlights including the opening meeting of the season which will feature the exotic race machinery of the South Island Endurance Series, the annual Speedworks Events MSNZ Premie

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