Sport + Motorsport

Action photos from the “Oak Tree Inn” Popotunoa Rally Sprint. The event was run by the Eastern Southland Car Club at Popotunoa (Near Clinton) on Saturday March 24th. The event was held in perfect weather conditions. The competitors and their passengers completed 6 runs over the course of the day, ea

Para cycling head performance coach Stu MacDonald has labelled Southland athlete Hannah Pascoe’s international debut as one of the highlights of New Zealand’s track world championship campaign. Blind athlete Hannah Pascoe and sighted pilot Nina Wollaston only came together as a tandem combination la

The race for the 2018 Galbraith Shield title is about to get underway as six teams look to be crowned Southland premier club rugby champions. We take a look at how each of the teams in the Go Bus Senior Rugby teams are shaping up before the first game kicks-off on March 27. Who are […]

A successful and busy time for Southland athlete Sam Colyer is about to get even busier. The talented leaper is preparing to head to the United States at the start of April to compete in three events in as many weeks. Colyer will contest the Arcadia Invitational, a national high school meet, the Wes

“Racing” Ray Stewart of Cromwell left The Riverside Speedway crowned as the new Southland Super Saloon Champion, and earned himself a tidy pay packet for his efforts. Cando Fishing, Dixon Transport and Cleanways 2003 Ltd all chimed in and placed a $10,000 prize pool up for grabs for the championship

Southlands Robert (Bobby) Dowling has won the (NZ) for winning the 375mm WORLD Single Sawing Championship Title at the Royal Sydney Show. This a remarkable comeback from injury Robert says  “Yeah I had to take four years off due to shattering my ankle at a lumberjack competition in Canada. It’s grea

Sievwright Oreti Park Speedway Results – Saturday 24th March South Island Sidecar Championship & Support Classes, congratulations to local riders Aiden Thwaites & Shane Twiss winning the  South Island Sidecar Championship. Peewee Solo – Division 1  1st 29i – Braxton Casey – 16 points 2nd 66i – Kadin

A big congratulations to Central Southland College who placed third in the mixed grade at the SISS and have booked themselves a spot at December’s NZSS Champs. This is the first time the school has qualified for nationals, well done to all involved. Congratulations also goes to Southland Boys’ High