Invercargill’s Ella Smith is one of the most exciting badminton talents in New Zealand.

Sport. It’s been such a major factor in my life for as long as I can remember. Whether directly or indirectly, it’s influenced pretty much everything I’ve done and will continue to do.

A powerful new network, Women in Sport Murihiku, has been created to ensure that women and girls remain valued, visible and influential in Southland sport.

At a personal level, it’s hard to imagine Aliyah Dunn having a better year than the one she’s had in 2018.

Southlander Kate Hartley has been invited to be part of a Netball NZ national training camp in January.

A standout showing in his debut Tour of Southland has meant Corbin Strong has some big decisions to make over the next few weeks.

A report due later this month will outline just how significant the economic benefit of hosting an All Blacks test earlier this year was for the Nelson region.

Angela Gerken will look to defend her Stead Cup golf title in its 100th year when the tournament gets underway at Queens Park tomorrow.

At 62, the Tour of Southland is approaching retirement age, yet shows no sign of slowing down.

Rookie Breakers basketball coach Kevin Braswell can’t wait to bring New Zealand’s ANBL team to Invercargill next month.

After nine attempts, and after being jilted twice at the altar, Michael Vink is finally a Tour of Southland champion.

Hamish Bond has ridden a stunning individual time trial this morning to win the penultimate stage of the 2018 SBS Bank Tour of Southland and get himself within 18sec of race leader Michael Vink.

Cantabrian Michael Vink is on the cusp on a hard-earned Tour of Southland victory with two stages remaining in New Zealand’s most prestigious stage race.

Defending Tour of Southland champion James Piccoli proved just what a tough bike rider he is with victory on Bluff Hill today.

Michael Vink came into this year’s Tour of Southland under the radar, but that has all changed now.

For most of us, an impulse decision might include grabbing that chocolate bar at the checkout - not a spur-of-the-moment choice to ride New Zealand’s most gruelling cycle race.

Graham Sycamore has just about seen and done it all during his 52 years on the Tour of Southland.

The Tour of Southland bared its teeth in an evil grimace on day two from Riverton to Te Anau today.