Sport + Motorsport

Southland motorsport fans have a chance to see a return of top-level motor racing at Teretonga 20-22 January when the Super Sprint MotorSport New Zealand Championship touches down. It will be a return of the Toyota FT-60 wings and slicks cars race at the track – the distinctive safety halo being a f

Southland teams brought home great results from the Marching New Zealand South Island Championships last weekend. Five competitive marching teams travelled to Nelson to compete in the championship marches – Blue Jay, Hokonui, Southern Stars U12 as well as Blue  Jay and Hokonui u16 teams. Hokonui u16

The Altherm JCR Yamaha road racing teams performed stunningly at the country’s southernmost track to cover all spots on their class and overall New Zealand Superbike (NZSBK) Championship podiums. Racing in uncharacteristically sunny weather at Teretonga Park, the three riders Alastair Hoogenboezem (

A lifetime of service to the sport by Southland Basketball’s General Manager Jill Bolger was recognised at last month’s SBA Annual General Meeting with a life membership bestowed on the long-time administrator. Bolger blows the full time whistle on her role with Southland Basketball this week and wi

After a six-year hiatus, the New Zealand Superbike Championship (NZSBK) returns to Teretonga Park this weekend. With two rounds of racing already complete in the five-round series, round three in the deep south could prove pivotal to championship hopes. Southland Motorcycle Club president Andy Under

New Zealand’s leading track cyclists scored some important ranking points, and produced some high-quality super-competitive racing at the three-day UCI Cambridge Grand Prix. Triple Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Ellesse Andrews dominated the sprint competition, winning her heat of the keirin and

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Tom Sexton continued his outstanding track form on the opening day of the UCI Cambridge Grand Prix. The Southland rider claimed a narrow victory in an exciting omnium competition, in the three-day UCI event with riders from 10 nations competing for valuable internat

Altherm Yamaha Racing Development Team’s (YRDT) Cormac Buchanan displayed all the talent he has been honing overseas in the off-season, at the first round of the New Zealand Superbike Championship (NZSBK) at the weekend. The Invercargill-based youngster has recently returned from racing in Europe, a