2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (412+ words) When the going gets rough the tough keep going could well be the mantra for starters in the Moturoa Backyard Ultra. Leading local sports events promoter Pete Marshall admits he was overwhelmed by the interest in his latest challenge – lap…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (641+ words) Timing was everything on and off the field for Stoke Nayland wicketkeeper/batsman Mason Robinson at the IMC Over60s Cricket World Cup in Mississauga, just west of Toronto. He turned 60 three days before the tournament, stepped in as captain, and his…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (215+ words) A chilly wind was blowing, but nothing was going to deter Len Davenport from heading out on opening day of the whitebait season to try his luck for a scoop of the prized delicacy. “I’ve been doing it now for…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (616+ words) “It definitely felt weird.” That’s how generational sporting talent Emelia Ainley felt about coming up against her former Nayland College netball team in Nelson last week. Emelia had been a key figure in Nayland’s outstanding run to finish second at…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (424+ words) Just weeks after being part of the OPD Jacks side that won the Nelson Netball Premiership, Kaiva Paaka returned to the Saxton complex for the South Island Secondary School (SISS) Netball Tournament. There was a big difference though, this time…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (341+ words) A Tākaka business has hammered home its success, winning a national award for the third year in a row. Golden Bay Hammer Hardware has taken out the Store of the Year award at the Hammer Hardware Awards, following its Store…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (375+ words) The Trafalgar Centre was packed for the funeral of former Nelson cricket player, captain, coach, administrator and life member Richard ‘Shots’ Hayward on Saturday. The English professional arrived in Nelson as a 25-year-old in 1979 as a player-coach and made an…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (179+ words) Lawson Folly has made a winning start to his boxing career in Timaru. The 17-year-old, from Victory Boxing, stepped out in the 85kg youth section and hung tough over the three rounds to beat local rival Paiaka Taha. Ten-year-old Toby Fleming…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (383+ words) When local motocross enthusiast and promoter Dan Shallcrass says there’s quite a lot on, he’s not kidding. More like full on, starting with dirt bike riders on their vintage machines racing in Marlborough last Saturday and Sunday before a hectic…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (428+ words) The Nelson Bays Price Charity Cup football final went right down to the wire at Saxton Field on Saturday as Rangers AFC edged Smith&Sons Richmond 2-1. Home advantage was huge for Richmond in the Grade 1 showdown as it had suffered…...