Sport + Motorsport

Close racing in almost every category was the feature of the first day of action at the Southern Thunder motor racing event presented by Downer at Teretonga Park in Invercargill today. The New Zealand Super Truck Championship field provided their share of excitement in their outing. Alex Little of L

For the first time in ANZ Premiership history, the MG Mystics have defeated the Ascot Park Hotel Steel at home in Invercargill, with a comprehensive display on both attack and defence to win 70-50. After allowing the Mystics a 10-goal advantage in the first quarter, the Steel couldn’t pull it back d

All Black and Highlander Ethan de Groot has recommitted to the SBS Bank Southland Stags in 2022. The 23-year-old 135 kg loosehead prop with his roots in Gore and Invercargill is currently in the midst of the Super Rugby Pacific with the Highlanders based in Dunedin. With 17 games for Southland over

Super Truck racer Alex Little of Lower Hutt maintained his success rate at Teretonga Park during the New Zealand Super Truck Championship this weekend. Little stood atop the podium at the Invercargill circuit for the fourth time after winning the round from Troy Wheeler of Hicks Bay and Shane Gray o

The final day of the Track National Championships was highlighted with an impressive New Zealand record in the women’s team sprint at the Grassroots Trust Velodrome in Cambridge. The women’s team sprint combination of Rebecca Petch, Olivia King and Ellesse Andrews (Waikato BOP) broke the national re

Ali Wilshier’s comeback from a serious knee injury started long before she even emerged from the operating theatre. The talented Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel midcourter had surgery in August after rupturing her meniscus just three rounds into the 2021 ANZ Premiership season. Testament to her reso

The New Zealand Super Truck Championship and Mobil 1 Mainland Muscle Cars are the main drawcards at this weekend’s huge Southern Thunder presented by Downer motor race meeting at Teretonga Park in Invercargill. The Super Trucks are always popular and leading the way will be Lower Hutt driver Alex Li

New Zealand age group golf champion Liam Hewitt is dedicating the next year of his life to the game and he hopes the Southland community will come along for the ride. The 21-year-old dreams of one day representing Southland and New Zealand on the international stage as a professional golfer, but he