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An indoor bowls green at the Dunedin Bowls Stadium. Waihopai Bowling Club won both the men's and women's Southland open triples titles at the weekend. File photo: Mattinbgn / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0

Sport

Waihopai sweeps Southland open triples as 15-year-old Zoe Beck's team goes unbeaten in first season

Waihopai Bowling Club won both the men's and women's Southland open triples titles at the weekend, with a women's team led by 15-year-old Zoe Beck going through its first open-grade tournament without a loss.

6 Nov 2026

Club-level cricket at Karori Park, Wellington, in 2019. Photo: Office of the Governor-General / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

Sport

Niluminda takes 5 for 10 as Invercargill-Old Boys open cricket season with 9-wicket rout

Sri Lankan-born dairy farmer Sithum Niluminda skittled Metropolitan for 47 in round 1 of Southland's ILT Premiership, and the defending champions chased the runs in 6.1 overs.

2 Nov 2026