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Sharks take on Rangers at home
Sharks take on Rangers at home
Sport + Motorsport   -   Apr 07, 2017

The SIT Zero Fees Southland Sharks are set to play the James Blond Supercity Rangers on Saturday (April 8) in game five of the National Basketball League at ILT Stadium Southland. The Sharks return home after two games on the road. Since 2013 the Sharks have been dominant at home with a 29-9 record.

Southland Primary Schools Athletics Sports Day
Southland Primary Schools Athletics Sports Day
Sport + Motorsport   -   Apr 07, 2017

Hundreds of Southland primary school-aged children are expected to converge at Surrey Park Athletics Stadium on Saturday (April 8) for the Southland Primary Schools Athletics Sports championships. The track and field event is scheduled to start at 9.15am with long jump and end with age-group relays

Athletes Prepare For Gruelling Final Weekend In The Ultimate Waterman
Athletes Prepare  For Gruelling Final Weekend In The Ultimate Waterman
Sport + Motorsport   -   Apr 06, 2017

With just three events remaining and 498 points separating the top four, athletes in The Ultimate Waterman will spend the next day preparing for a big final weekend of competition in Southland, New Zealand. Weather conditions and scheduling means a lay day has been called, allowing the Watermen down

Big Waves Stunning Sights Make For Epic Day 4 of The Ultimate Waterman
Big Waves Stunning Sights Make For Epic Day 4 of The Ultimate Waterman
Sport + Motorsport   -   Apr 05, 2017

Fiordland has turned on spectacular conditions on day four of The Ultimate Waterman, resulting in plenty of change in the overall standings after five of eight events. Defending champion Zane Schweitzer (HAW) has beaten Caio Vaz (BRA) to take out the SUP surfing competition. However, Vaz has jumped

Aussie Jackson Maynard Starts Ultimate Waterman With Emphatic Victory
Aussie Jackson Maynard Starts Ultimate Waterman With Emphatic Victory
Sport + Motorsport   -   Apr 02, 2017

Australian newcomer to The Ultimate Waterman, Jackson Maynard (Currumbin), has triumphed in his first outing at the event smashing his opponents in the Prone Paddleboard discipline today (Saturday 1st April). The Prone Paddleboard is the first of eight disciplines being contested over the next nine

Epic Speedway Season Set To End With A Bang
Epic Speedway Season Set To End With A Bang
Sport/Motorsport   -   Mar 31, 2017

This Saturday Riverside Speedway puts a full stop on what could only be described as an epic season of speedway action. Track commentator Daryl Shuttleworth said “the club has certainly taken the entertainment factor to a whole new level, and with some great ideas in the pipeline its only going to g

Wrap Up From Action At Oreti Park Speedway
Wrap Up From Action At Oreti Park Speedway
Sport/Motorsport   -   Mar 29, 2017

The slimmest of margins was enough for Bradley Sharp and Lance Jefcoate to etch their names on the Peter Blick Sidecar Memorial trophy at Oreti Park Speedway on Saturday. After an epic battle which saw the lead change several times, just inches separated a trio of bikes on the finish line – Sharp an

The Ultimate Waterman Showcasing Southland To Worldwide Audience
The Ultimate Waterman Showcasing Southland To Worldwide Audience
Sport + Motorsport   -   Mar 29, 2017

Eight of the world’s best watermen are starting to gather in New Zealand for The Ultimate Waterman 2017. The third year of The Ultimate Waterman will provide athletes with an event greater challenge as they tackle the spectacular, and often rugged, conditions of the Southland and Catlins coasts. Def

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