3+ day, 11+ 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…...

4+ day, 10+ 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…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (226+ words) Amy and Shannon McIlroy have pulled off a rare sporting feat for their Stoke Bowling Club and themselves. Shannon returned from the Glasgow Commonwealth Games to skip Stoke to win the Champion of Champions Men’s Triples in Pukekohe, beating Waihopai…...

5+ day, 5+ 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…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (506+ words) One of the real feelgood stories from last week’s South Island Secondary School (SISS) Netball Tournament was the bounce back by Waimea College. The team finished 31st in the A Grade section last year, and was relegated, but it is heading…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (312+ words) The Tasman women’s rugby side showed plenty of enthusiasm, skill and endeavour, but ultimately had to bow 36-22 to the Hawke’s Bay Tui at Lansdowne Park this afternoon. Both teams lost their first games in the Farah Palmer Cup championship, Tasman…...

1+ week, 2+ day 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, 4+ 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…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (167+ words) Nelson Suburbs capped a successful Nelson Bays football finals day with silverware across multiple grades as players, coaches and supporters packed Saxton Field for the season's showpiece matches. Suburbs head coach Ryan ‘Skippy’ Stewart scored the opening goal in just…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (625+ words) Chess players from across New Zealand will descend on Nelson next month as the South Island Chess Championships return to the city for the first time in almost 20 years. The 33rd championships will be held at the Rutherford Hotel from 30 September…...