Sport & Motorsport

The 18th edition of the MLT Moonshine Trail was a success despite the damp conditions on Saturday (Feb 10). Based in the beautiful surrounds of Dolamore Park, near Gore, the mountainbike and offroad running/walking event also includes once-a-year access to seven private properties and the famous Hok

There’s no stopping Altherm Yamaha’s Southland superstar Cormac Buchanan, with the 17-year-old defending his Supersport 600 title with a round to spare, on his home track at Teretonga Park yesterday. The fifth and penultimate round of the New Zealand Superbike Championship (NZSBK) was held in conjun

Invercargill driver Alex Crosbie endured his toughest weekend in the 2024 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship during Round 3 at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park in North Waikato over the weekend but the championship is so tight that he is still well placed with two rounds remaining. Th

The Wairio Trotting Club have a fantastic day of racing and entertainment planned when their annual Cup Day takes place at Central Southland Raceway in Winton on Sunday (11 February). The Otautau Four Square Supermarket Wairio Cup run over a distance of 2400m for a stake of $25,000 is the feature ra

Tickets for the Southland Sports Car Club’s annual classic motor race spectacular at Teretonga Park, the Ascot Park Hotel Classic SpeedFest, have gone on sale. The event takes place at Teretonga Park, Invercargill, from 16-18 February with another sensational line up of classic racing machinery with

Hundreds of classic, custom, vintage and hot rod cars, trucks, caravans and motorbikes will be cruising through Invercargill tonight for the annual Southern Grilles and Gasoline car show. Organiser Jason Pope said the weekend event, now in its 6th year, will kick off with a mystery run before the to

In late 2022, 29-year-old elite road cyclist Kate Wightman from Muriwai had been diagnosed with three different gynaecological cancers. Wightman was diagnosed with two types of ovarian cancer: stage 2b endometrioid carcinoma in her right ovary and a stage 3a seromucinous borderline tumour in her lef

Invercargill driver Alex Crosbie continues to lead the Rookie Championship and sits fifth equal in the overall championship after Round 2 of the 2024 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon in Feilding in the Manawatu at the weekend. The 17-year-old starte