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Road closures and racing: Mount festival set to take over the weekend
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (440+ words) The 2026 Fulton Hogan Mount Festival of Multisport returns to Mount Maunganui on Saturday, January 17, bringing a weekend of endurance sport, community spirit and summer celebration to Tauranga. Held in a usually sun-drenched coastal setting, the annual festival celebrates active lifestyles,…...
F1 driver Liam Lawson surprises couple after marriage proposal at Highlands Motorsport Park
1+ week, 5+ day ago (469+ words) A marriage proposal wasn't the only surprise for a bride-to-be after F1 driver Liam Lawson crashed a happy couple's engagement at a Central Otago race circuit. Apprentice electrician Jayden Butler chose Highlands Motorsport Park as the location for his proposal to…...
New Year 2026 Honours: Sir Scott Dixon, motorsport and IndyCar great, knighted
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1448+ words) New Zealand's fastest bogan has won the big cheese," was how a Herald colleague announced Scott Dixon's knighthood. The country's most enduring IndyCar export is now Sir Scott Dixon. That was kind of crazy," Dixon said. Totally out of the…...
McLaren chief admits strategy blunder costs Qatar win and podium
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (502+ words) McLaren team chief Andrea Stella admitted his team made a costly strategic blunder at this morning's Qatar Grand Prix that cost his title-chasing drivers a victory and a podium finish. McLaren's decision not to pit under an early safety car…...
Final chapter in bitter wrangle as Waikaraka Park’s $11m speedway opens after revamp
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (423+ words) New Zealand's newest speedway track in 25 years is ready to open up to motor racing fans, closing the final chapter in a bitter fight over the home of speedway in Auckland. The $11 million upgrade project at Waikaraka Park Speedway has…...
Liam Lawson's Las Vegas Grand Prix ruined by opening-lap collision
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (834+ words) A first-lap tangle with McLaren's Oscar Piastri ended any hopes of a points finish for Liam Lawson, who settled for 16th at Formula One's Las Vegas Grand Prix. Starting in the top 10 for the eighth time this season, Lawson came wheel…...
Lawson starts sixth in Las Vegas Grand Prix
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (838+ words) Follow the action from the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Liam Lawson showed his class in a wet and wild qualifying session for Formula One's Las Vegas Grand Prix, and will start sixth on the grid. For the eighth time this…...
Lawson shines in wet Las Vegas qualifying to start sixth in Grand Prix
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (829+ words) Liam Lawson showed his class in a wet and wild qualifying session for Formula One's Las Vegas Grand Prix and will start sixth on the grid. For the eighth time this season, Lawson reached the third and final qualifying session…...
Lawson solid in Las Vegas F1 practice, finishes sixth in day’s second session
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (616+ words) Liam Lawson logged a solid day of practice for Formula One's Las Vegas Grand Prix and recorded a sixth-placed finish in the second session. The Kiwi's best lap of 1m 33.901s in free practice two (FP2) meant he finished 0.299s back from the fastest…...
Can Sandown play to Payne’s strengths in Supercars finals push?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (683+ words) Kiwi Supercars ace Matthew Payne reckons this weekend's race at Sandown could just play into his hands. In the new-for-this-season finals format, Payne sits third of the seven remaining championship contenders on 4096 points behind Chaz Mostert (4120) and series leader Broc…...