Terry Tonga
Terry Tonga is a veteran Southland sports scribe who lives for high-stakes drama, from screaming V8s to physical netball clashes in the Steel fortress and basketball battles in the Sharks tank. He covers southern grit with pure, trackside passion
Record nations, first Olympic qualifying points on the line — here is the full New Zealand squad and five-day event timetable for Shanghai.
Brendon Leitch charged from 17th to the Pro-Am podium on the streets of Beijing — and did it the hard way. The Southland driver and Harmony Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO co-driver Jiajun Song claimed their second Pro-Am class podium of the GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS season in
Sean Withy leads a 23-man Southland Stags squad into Rugby Park on Friday night when the SBS Bank Southland Stags host Northland in the Hetaraka "Peter" Tetai Trophy — kick-off 7.10pm. Withy wears the captaincy armband for what shapes as a fortress test on home turf. Nine players
Sir John Kirwan is bringing the Bledisloe Cup to Invercargill today — and a couple of young players could end up at Eden Park because of it. Mitey, the children's mental health education organisation, is running two events at separate venues in the city this Monday September 28 as
Southland is hosting the South Island's biggest Kī-o-Rahi tournament this weekend — and for the first time, it is not in Christchurch. The South Island Kī-o-Rahi tournament lands at Bain Park in Invercargill today and tomorrow, September 25 and 26, drawing teams from across the South Island in what
Sean Withy will captain the SBS Bank Southland Stags when they face Canterbury in Christchurch this Saturday, with Denzel Samoa named on the bench in a potential provincial debut. Kick-off at One New Zealand Stadium is 5.05pm on Saturday September 26. Withy starts at blindside flanker in a settled-looking
Mika Muliaina will earn his Southland Stags blazer on Sunday when the side travels to New Plymouth to face Taranaki at Stadium Taranaki. Kick-off is at 5.05pm. The blazer game marks a significant personal milestone for the first-five, who wears the No.10 jersey. Sean Withy leads the side
The Southland Stags host Bay of Plenty at Rugby Park this Sunday, with kick-off set for 5.05pm in round seven of the Hilux NPC. Sean Withy captains the side. The starting XV has Jack Barrett at loosehead, Jayden Henderson hooking, and Paula Latu at tighthead. Mitch Dunshea and Woody