News | Lower South Island
7 Jul 2025 8:34
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > National > Lower South Island

    Quick Sports Summary

    Quick Sports Summary


    The Queenstown hub for the opening three to four weeks of the season has been confirmed, with games to be played in Wakatipu at day-time and Invercargill under lights at night.

    It's being done to mitigate the risk of a Covid case knocking out a team for 10 days as close contacts.

    NZR head of professional rugby Chris Lendrum says at least they can keep going, unlike lockdowns.



    and

    The Crusaders will unleash former Pumas captain Pablo Matera in their opening preseason hit out against the Highlanders on Friday in Oamaru.

    Matera will wear the number 8 jersey in a Crusaders side without their All Blacks and a serious chunk of their core players.

    Coach Scott Robertson's been blown away by the ease in which Matera's integrated with his side.



    The Crusaders and Highlanders will bus to Queenstown over the weekend to begin their time in the bubble.



    Former Miami Dolphins team boss Brian Flores is suing the NFL and three franchises over alleged racist hiring practices for aspiring coaches.

    He also claims the Dolphins offered him $100,000 US dollars a game in his first season to tank so the club could secure the top draft pick.

    The lawsuit filed in Manhattan seeks class-action status and unspecified damages from the league, the Dolphins, the Denver Broncos and the New York Giants, along with unidentified individuals.

    Flores was dismissed last month by Miami after leading the Dolphins to a 24-25 record over three years, but failed to make the play-offs during his tenure.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Lower South Island News
     06 Jul: Investigations are continuing into a man's death, while on a hunting trip on Stewart Island
     05 Jul: Air New Zealand says low cloud conditions some impacted regional flights between Queenstown and Christchurch, and Timaru and Wellington this morning
     05 Jul: The Taranaki Airs head into basketball's NBL playoffs on a winning note after beating the Otago Nuggets 93-83 in New Plymouth
     04 Jul: Central Otago's Cardona Hotel is on the market for the first time in more than a decade
     03 Jul: Police have charged a man with manslaughter over a fatal Southland crash in February
     26 Jun: Fines reaching tens of thousands for black-market seafood sales
     25 Jun: Several changes to Otago public transport could be on the way
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    A fuel saving two-stop gamble has paid off for Scott Dixon More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Our newsroom's revealed more than 200 people were able to enter New Zealand on work visas for defunct businesses later exposed as fronts for a network of cannabis grow houses in Auckland More...



     Today's News

    Motoring:
    A fuel saving two-stop gamble has paid off for Scott Dixon 8:27

    Living & Travel:
    A woman has lost her arm in a lion attack, at a Queensland zoo 8:17

    Motorsports:
    To the latest Indy Car race in Ohio 8:07

    Entertainment:
    Kesha found her sudden rise to stardom to be "terrifying" 8:06

    Politics:
    A law expert says the court system is fixed by understanding facts - not mandatory sentences  7:57

    Education:
    Belief limited education pathways are contributing to a rise in unenrolled students 7:37

    Entertainment:
    AJ McLean and his estranged wife Rochelle have been "going out on dates here and there" 7:36

    Law and Order:
    A 36-year-old Wellington man who groomed and sexually exploited two pre-teen girls online, while pretending to be a child himself, is going to prison 7:27

    Cricket:
    India have levelled the five-test cricket series against England with a 336-run victory at Edgbaston 7:17

    Entertainment:
    Miley Cyrus says receiving a Hollywood Walk of Fame star "feels like a dream" 7:06


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2025 New Zealand City Ltd