Forget total football - it is the Whole of Football plan which will deliver New Zealand success, Dave Martin-Chambers says.
Taieri first five-eighth Josh Casey has written himself into the record books again.
Southern snapped Harbour's 14-game winning-streak with a 24-22 victory at Bathgate Park but the visitors picked up a crucial bonus point which saw them secure the Gallaway Trophy.
A couple of months ago, not many people would have expected much from Otago in the ITM Cup this season.
More new faces are set to pop up in Otago next season as the Volts look to rebuild.
The next time durable Zingari-Richmond loose forward Chris Bell laces up his boots, he will be playing in his 200th premier game.
What happens after the parade, when all the streamers have been cleaned up and the Highlanders' glorious win in the Super rugby competition starts to fade? Sports writer Adrian Seconi takes a look ahead at the year's big remaining events.
The semifinals and final of the Dunedin premier club rugby competition will be staged at Forsyth Barr Stadium.
The Otago Table Tennis Association is set to benefit from Dunedin's sister city relationship with Shanghai.
He broke two ribs, bruised a lung and gashed his hip to the bone in a horror high-speed crash yesterday, but former Dunedin cyclist Greg Henderson finished his stage of the Tour de France overnight.
Cricket's greatest battle, the Ashes, is set to resume at 10pm New Zealand time. Most are predicting a comprehensive series victory for Australia but sports writer Adrian Seconi asks whether it will really be so one-sided.
Juggling balls, pogo sticks and unicycles - no it is not a circus, it is the Taieri College Sports Academy.
Highlanders co-captain Nasi Manu will probably look back at those million or so selfies with a chuckle.
South Otago High School's 10 game winning streak came to an abrupt end in Dunedin on Saturday with a crushing 49-5 loss to John McGlashan College.
Harbour took 40 seconds to open the scoring against Green Island and it was a sign of what was to come at Watson Park.
The Southland Sharks have won 14 consecutive games and shape as favourites to win their second National Basketball League title in Wellington this weekend. Basketball writer Adrian Seconi, who has been on light duties in the absence of the Otago Nuggets this season, looks at the semifinals.
Basketball Otago is back in the black.
Harbour has strung together 13 consecutive wins and is unbeaten since round one.
Boxing New Zealand's South Island selector, Ryan Henry, is picking Joseph Parker will finish off Bowie Tupou in six rounds.
All-rounder Jimmy Neesham is back off a long run and operating at about 95%.