Would someone lay out the welcome mat(ting) please.
Kaikorai beat Dunedin 29-22 to win the premier competition for the first time since 1997.
Beaten but not broken.
John McGlashan College posted its 12th consecutive win and dispatched a formidable foe in the process.
Forget the hand of God - Kaikorai had the hand of Jayden Spence.
Dunedin and Kaikorai leaned on completely different game plans to get them through to today's premier final at Forsyth Barr Stadium.
Like father, like daughter.
Comment Southern Hockey has scored the public relations equivalent of a stunning own goal - a reverse stick from the edge of the circle that no-one saw coming.
We continue our series profiling Otago's Olympians. Today, sports reporter Adrian Seconi catches up with Black Sticks defender Blair Tarrant.
Never let it be said the Highlanders are frightened to try something new.
It has been a tumultuous season. Pirates ran out of front-rowers, Zingari-Richmond got smashed 137-0 and Taieri has defaulted tomorrow's game. So is premier rugby in need of change? Club rugby writer Adrian Seconi tosses around a few ideas.
Jayden Spence was torn about joining French club Bordeaux for a second stint.
Taieri has pulled out of the Gainsborough Shield final against Southern this weekend.
Former Dunedin wrestler Craig Miller experienced a gamut of emotions from euphoria to guilt when he learned he was off to the Rio Olympics.
There is an almost religious fervour about the belief New Zealand's elite athletes are playing by world anti-doping rules. But how can we be so sure? Sports reporter Adrian Seconi asks two leading experts and does some digging into illegal steroid interceptions at our border.
One of the impacts of having a robust drug testing regime is it can catch the unaware, naive or even unfortunate in its net.
We continue our series on Otago's Olympians. Today sports reporter Adrian Seconi talks to former Outram rider Clarke Johnstone.
Kaikorai has kept its playoff prospects alive with a crucial 30-27 win against Taieri at Peter Johnstone Park today.
Former South Africa conditioning coach Rob Walter will be bringing his winning formula to Dunedin in his new role as Otago Volts head coach.
Turns out there is not much difference between winning and losing.