Hayden Paddon's promotion to the primary Hyundai Motorsport squad and his season-long targeting of Rally Australia as his greatest chance for glory, all point to a podium finish on Sunday.
Some women's days out may involve getting a mani/pedicure at the mall. Wanaka skier Janina Kuzma's idea of fun with fellow females is nail-biting not pampered. She talked to Catherine Pattison.
In the past month, Wanaka athlete Dougal Allan has gone from the depths of despair in Canada to the heights of elation at the end of Ironman Sweden. He talked to Catherine Pattison about how he turned his season around.
It could be the plot of a motorsport movie.
The popularity of cross-country skiing in Norway and Sweden matches that of rugby in New Zealand, which makes competing in the discipline from this part of the world an uphill battle for Andy Pohl.
Sitting second in the US Xterra Championships but keen to test himself in different disciplines, Wanaka's Braden Currie has been dipping a toe in the water of 70.3 (half-ironman) racing in the United States and Ecuador recently.
Kiwi team Paddon and co-driver John Kennard head to the German round of the World Rally Championship this week with a fresh mindset for what will be the first tarmac event of the season.
You could say Wanaka skier Janina Kuzma has it all - she can rip up a big mountain freeski run, or throw down a series of inverted tricks in a halfpipe.
Balclutha driver Dean Bond battled with malfunctioning brakes and a sick co driver to win his third Catlins Coast Rally on Saturday.
Mosgiel's Steven Thompson (23) has been cutting his rallying teeth for the past five years, yet this weekend's Catlins Coast Rally remains an enigma for him.
New Zealand rally stars Hayden Paddon and John Kennard will celebrate some important milestones this weekend.
Following his historic top result for a New Zealand rally driver, Hayden Paddon heads to Poland this weekend for his sixth 2015 World Rally Championship event of 2015, focused on his game plan of a top five-finish.
Auckland-based Ben Hunt mastered the four challenging Rally Gisborne stages, including the infamous Motu Rd, to win the New Zealand Rally Championship's fourth round on Saturday.
Greg Murphy's name, synonymous with circuit racing, is about to be muddied, as he takes a slippery slide into the realm of gravel.
The Rally of Otago rumbles into and around Dunedin this weekend, so Catherine Pattison has put together a guide to help you get out there in your gumboots and make the most of the gravel-slinging action.
With Hayden Paddon crossing the boundary from Classic Rally dominance to outright rally victory, the New Zealand Rally Championship drivers were left filling the spare podium spots yesterday.
The global driving phenomenon that is Ken Block arrived in Dunedin this week - accompanied by 12 team members for the Rally of Otago. He talks to Catherine Pattison about life as a hoonigan.
For any Top Gear fans feeling bereft at the show's abrupt demise, a new show - Mud, Sweat and Gears - may just fill the void.
While some might consider Nobuhiro ''Monster'' Tajima unlucky for crashing his Super 86 hillclimb car mere kilometres into the 14.5km course, luck was on his side yesterday.
Highlands Motorsport Park owner Tony Quinn had his first date with a new girlfriend yesterday.
