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New Zealand racer Brendon Leitch made it two from two for Kiwi drivers at home when he was declared the winner of the second Castrol Toyota Series race of the weekend at the Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell. Belgian racer Esteban Muth won on the road in the interrupted 15 lap encounter, but was

If Saturday’s first race heralded the arrival of home favourite Liam Lawson in the 2019 Castrol Toyota Racing Series, then the 20 lap Sunday feature race marked him out as one of the championship favourites. Lawson not only won the wet race by ten seconds, he pulled off the pass of the weekend aroun

New Zealander Liam Lawson has won the first race of the 2019 Castrol Toyota Racing Series, taking a dominant lights to flag home victory at Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell. Starting second on the grid, Lawson timed his start to perfection and was already ahead of pole position sitter Raoul Hym

Travelling to and from Southland is set to become significantly more straight-forward with one of New Zealand’s largest air carriers on board to connect people between Invercargill and Auckland. Air New Zealand has today confirmed that it will be carrying out a commercial trial of direct flights bet

At the moment, according to the Stats NZ population clock, the number is closing in on 4,934,000. Stats NZ senior demographer Kim Dunstan said given current trends, New Zealand’s population could reach the five million milestone by the end of 2019, or early 2020. Based on forecasts around births, de

A trust protecting one of the world’s rarest penguin species says its local population is at crisis point. Three yellow-eyed penguins died at Curio Bay in the Catlins over the New Year, bringing the coastal colony’s population down to a single nesting pair. DOC operations manager for the Murihiku Di

Three of New Zealand’s finest young drivers will take on some of the best in the world for championship honours, and the international spotlight, when the Castrol Toyota Racing Series blasts off this weekend in Cromwell. The series – which has seen F1 drivers Lance Stroll, Daniil Kvyat, Lando Norris

Southern DHB continues to plan for the two-day strike by members of the New Zealand Resident Doctors’ Association (NZRDA), due to take place on Tuesday 15 January and Wednesday 16 January. Non-urgent, planned surgeries and some outpatient appointments will be postponed and rescheduled as a result of