Southland Sport

The Government is set to align the Clean Car Importer Standard with Australia’s regulations. This move aims to provide certainty in the vehicle import market and reduce living costs for New Zealanders, according to Transport Minister Simeon Brown. “The Government supports the Clean Car Importer Stan

Kiwi tennis sensation Lulu Sun has garnered widespread praise following her stunning victory over British star Emma Raducanu in the fourth round of Wimbledon. Sun, originally from Te Anau, Southland, switched allegiance from Switzerland to New Zealand earlier this year. She triumphed over Raducanu w

Invercargill racing driver Alex Crosbie has taken his first podium in America at Round 2 of the F4 US Championship at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio this weekend. Crosbie crossed the line in third place after an extremely eventful opening race on Saturday to step onto the podium i

Cromwell’s Hayden Paddon and co-driver Jared Hudson delivered a masterful performance to clinch victory at the Southern Lights Rally on Saturday, 22 June. This marked the triumphant return of championship-level rallying to the Southland region. Paddon dominated the 65-car field, winning all ten spec

Invercargill racing driver Alex Crosbie returns to America this week to tackle Round 2 of the F4 US Championship at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio from 20-23 June. The two-time New Zealand Formula Ford Champion showed plenty of speed as he collected two sixth placings and a fourth

Josh Burnett from Southland, riding for the MitoQ-NZ Cycling Project, has emerged as the champion of the Tour de Beauce in Canada. The fifth and final stage in downtown Saint-Georges, Quebec, was won by Conn McDunphy of the Skyline team. McDunphy made a decisive solo attack with two laps to go, clin

The annual Race Day takes place at Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill this Saturday (15 June) with a nine-race programme that will kick off at 12 noon and run through to 3.53pm. Several supporting sponsors support this day of exciting harness racing. Invercargill Harness Racing Club are also pleased

Southland Boys’ High School’s historic national first XV title was celebrated during the 70th annual ILT Southland Sports Awards held on Friday. The awards, the longest-running of their kind in New Zealand, are presented by Active Southland on behalf of the Southland Amateur Sports Trust. Boys’ High