The Stags, the Steel, the Sharks, and sport at every level across Southland.
The 70th SBS Bank Tour of Southland rolls out from Gala Street on Sunday with 17 teams and about 100 riders tackling a prologue and eight stages over seven days, nine months after the storm-delayed 69th edition.
Invercargill cyclist Peter Grandiek marked his 95th birthday by riding 22.948km in an hour at the SIT Zero Fees Velodrome, nearly 3km further than the existing world best for riders aged 95 and over.
Steve Brooks and Willie Exton won the South Island Endurance Series three-hour race at Teretonga Park to become 2026 New Zealand Endurance Champions, while Invercargill's Jordan Michels claimed a third straight one-hour title.
Southland cyclist Tom Sexton has claimed silver in the men's scratch race at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Shanghai, New Zealand's first medal of the meet and his second world podium in the event.
The Southland Stags finished the 2026 NPC round robin 13th of 14 teams after a 28-14 home loss to Northland, with wins over Waikato and Bay of Plenty the highlights of a tough campaign.
Former Southland Boys' High School pupil Simon Jones, the Sydney Roosters' head of performance, has an NRL premiership after the club's 19-18 grand final win over Newcastle at Accor Stadium.
All Blacks and Southland Stags No 8 Semisi Tupou Ta'eiloa has signed a two-year deal with the Hurricanes from 2027 after the collapse of Moana Pasifika, and will keep playing NPC rugby for Southland.
Southland cyclist Corbin Strong finished 49th in the elite men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships in Montreal, where American Brandon McNulty won alone after a punishing 273km day.
Former All Black Sir John Kirwan will show off the Bledisloe Cup at the Pirates Old Boys clubrooms on Monday as the Mitey school mental health programme pushes to raise $5 million.
