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Southland’s cycling talent
A boisterous home crowd will give added incentive to the Southland representatives at the Oceania Track Cycling Championships in...

Ben Waterworth
Jun 20, 20192 min read


Spinning into history
For former drag racer Chris Daley, simply driving fast in a straight line wasn’t enough. He desired the smell of smoke, the thrill of...

Ben Waterworth
Jun 20, 20192 min read


Sharks in must-win game
The Southland Sharks face a must-win match this Saturday night in Invercargill against new Australian franchise the Southern Huskies as...

Ben Waterworth
Jun 13, 20192 min read


Highlanders to help support Blair Vining Foundation
There will be extra incentive for Southland crowds to attend the Highlanders big Super Rugby match in Invercargill tomorrow (Friday)...

Ben Waterworth
Jun 13, 20192 min read


No back-to-back-to-back for Southern Steel
A “gutted” Southern Steel will use their disappointing end to the 2019 ANZ Championship season as a catalyst to bounce back in 2020. The...

Ben Waterworth
Jun 6, 20192 min read


Steel-ver Ferns
A quarter of the Silver Ferns World Cup squad will be made up of Southern Steel players after Shannon Saunders, Gina Crampton and Te Paea...

Ben Waterworth
May 30, 20192 min read


Sharks thrashed by Saints in Invercargill
The Southland Sharks have suffered their biggest loss of the season with a 122-77 thumping by the Wellington Saints in Invercargill on...

Ben Waterworth
May 23, 20192 min read


Sharks & Steel standing strong
Both the Southland Sharks and Southern Steel knew they would be the hunted coming into their 2019 seasons as reigning champions in their...

Ben Waterworth
May 16, 20193 min read


Sharks’ decade of success
If you had told Southland Sharks general manager Jill Bolger 10 years ago just how much success the team would have had in its first...

Ben Waterworth
Apr 11, 20194 min read


Packed House For Southland Sporting Legend
Thirty-eight years after one of the most infamous sporting moments in New Zealand history, one of the men involved still can’t believe it...

Ben Waterworth
Feb 28, 20193 min read


Worldwide support amazes Munro family
The son of Burt Munro says the support for the annual challenge honouring his father continues to amaze him and his family. John Munro...

Ben Waterworth
Feb 10, 20192 min read


Cricket history heading south
When Russell Crowe decided to auction a variety of his personal belongings to help fund his divorce, few would have guessed it would lead...

Ben Waterworth
Feb 9, 20192 min read


‘Bucket list’ game draws 4000
A simple bucket list request for a rugby match with mates turned into a game watched by 4000 people and attended by some legends of New...

Ben Waterworth
Jan 14, 20192 min read


Charity game to further school’s sport
For Blair Vining, having the opportunity to play in front of a couple of thousand people this Saturday is one he is very excited about....

Ben Waterworth
Jan 10, 20192 min read


Run a question of how ‘deep’ athletes can go
As the old saying goes, ”to finish first, you must first finish” but for competitors in the Revenant Ultra Adventure Run, simply having...

Ben Waterworth
Jan 9, 20192 min read


Plan to put Huskies in Aust NBL takes them via NZ
Transtasman rivalry will enter a new phase in 2019 as the Southern Huskies create history as the first Australian team to take part in a...

Ben Waterworth
Dec 29, 20183 min read


Breakers coach feels at home down south
New Zealand Breakers coach Kevin Braswell thinks his past experience in Southland will give his team an advantage ahead of the first ever...

Ben Waterworth
Nov 16, 20182 min read


I Want To Be A Gold Coast Suns Supporter
On Saturday night I experienced something I had never experienced before. A will and desire to perhaps change how I’ve been raised. How I...

Ben Waterworth
Jul 30, 20185 min read


A Commonwealth AdBenture
It’s funny where life takes you and the experiences you find yourself having. As someone who has grown up as obsessed with sport more so...

Ben Waterworth
Apr 23, 20186 min read


Hungry Sharks ready to strike
A SHARK warning has been put out for Glenorchy tonight ahead of the Ice Hockey Tasmania grand final. The Sharks enter their third Van...

Ben Waterworth
Oct 31, 20152 min read
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