Sport + Motorsport

Wow, and double Wow! Is this going to be the biggest sporting gig on our soil this year?  Reckon so. Tonight it’s the Rugby World Cup Women’s final between our Black Ferns and England, the Red Roses. One thing is a cert, it’ll be a double dip cracker. Eden Park is sold out with 40,000plus […]

Proud Southland company Creation Signs – MitoQ have backed the region and Tour of Southland for many years, with this year sponsoring local cyclist and Tour of Southland winner Josh Burnett. Burnett made history claiming victory as the first Southlander to win the Tour of Southland since 1994, and C

Te Anau is looking forward to hosting the inaugural Te Anau Motorama – 1st Annual Te Anau Car & Bike Show this Saturday 12 November 2022 to be held at the Te Anau Rugby Grounds on Dusky Street Te Anau. Nathan Botting Organiser said “The event was originally scheduled for 12 February 2022 and the […]

Maks Butensko is new to the Southland Sports Car Club’s Evolution Motorsport ClubSport Championship at Teretonga Park this season and he has embarked on quite a journey to get there. Maks was born in Ukraine but moved to Israel when just 11-years-old. After spending time in Army service in Israel Ma

The Southland Sharks today commenced its recruitment of a Head Coach for the 2023 New Zealand National Basketball League following news that Rob Beveridge will not return next season. Beveridge, who became the Sharks’ Head Coach ahead of the cancelled 2020 NBL season, coached the Sharks over the las

Invercargill’s popular Southern Pro Wrestling are set for a huge return after a 15 month hiatus due to COVID-19! Before COVID-19 swept the world, SPW, also known as ‘’Wrestling on the Edge of the World’’ were featured on TVNZ and had regular sold out events including record breaking numbers at ILT S

Southland’s Josh Burnett has become the first local rider since 1994 to win the Tour of Southland. Burnett (Creation Signs-MitoQ) started the final 77km stage from Winton to Invercargill with a 43sec advantage over Australian Carter Bettles (ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast), with leading under 23 ride

Southland’s Josh Burnett has claimed victory in the penultimate stage of the 2022 Tour of Southland to put himself on the verge of a historic win in his home race. Just 77km now stands between Burnett and a win which would see him become the first Southlander to win New Zealand’s most prestigious st