Sport & Motorsport

Experienced Southland rider Tom Sexton have won the elite time trial honours at the Oceania Road Cycling Championships near Brisbane. Sexton was equally emphatic in his performance, winning in 27:21 with Australian Jordan Villani runner-up 334 seconds adrift. The Southlander, who enjoyed a successfu

Talented sixteen–year old Invercargill racing driver, Alex Crosbie, has won the 2023 NAPA Auto Parts New Zealand Formula Ford Championship. It is the second year in succession that Crosbie has won the title, a rare feat. Crosbie, a Year 12 student at Southland Boys High School, sealed the title at E

Three All Black legends are hitting the road from Queenstown to Invercargill to raise money for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter. Former All Blacks captain and Westpac ambassador Richie McCaw will join fellow 2011 World Cup winners Mils Muliaina and Jimmy Cowan on the annual 250km Westpac Chopper Appea

Greater accuracy across the game propelled Avis Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic to a hard-fought 54-49 win over a plucky Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in Invercargill on Saturday. Clinching a thrilling extra-time one-goal win last week, the Magic made it a second straight win but facing a rejuvenated

Updated: I spoke to the president of Ferrari Owners Club Of New Zealand Terry Dykes about his 2021 SF90 most powerful Ferrari built to-date. Watch the video below. Mike. Some of the fastest sports cars in New Zealand will be making their way south today as part of the Ferrari Owners Club Of New Zeal

An eclectic mix of sporting talent has been included in Academy Southland’s 2023 Foundation Year intake. The Academy’s two year programme supports Southland’s best young athletes to reach their potential both in and outside of sport with advice on mental skills, nutrition, athlete life and strength

Scott Robertson, the coach of the Crusaders, has been appointed as the next All Blacks head coach. New Zealand Rugby announced the news after a robust interview process. Robertson will succeed the current All Blacks Head Coach Ian Foster, who will lead the team through the conclusion of the 2023 Rug

Ari Pettigrew of Cromwell dominated the annual Eastern Southland Car Club Crossroads Clinton Popotunoa Rallysprint in South Otago last Saturday. Pettigrew, driving a Holden Barina AP4, set some scorching times to win the event with a total elapsed time of 10 minutes.00.39 seconds, bettering Gore dri