
2026 Meridian South Island Secondary School Championships – Girls U17 Preview
The usual suspects of St Margarets and Rangi Ruru have been in their normal sittings in the sweep events, but, unusually, Burnside High School, Ashburton

The usual suspects of St Margarets and Rangi Ruru have been in their normal sittings in the sweep events, but, unusually, Burnside High School, Ashburton

The pinnacle of schoolboys’ rowing in the South Island may be a sensitive subject coming towards the ‘business’ end of things. Some may say it’s

World Records? Pfff. 2026 doesn’t have time for those. If rain-induced cancellations – at least in this dismal corner of the globe – were one

Whilst the New Zealand season hasn’t fulfilled itself in a traditional way, with much of the racing at the North Island Championships cancelled, the indication

It’s the pinnacle of the season. Do any of the Club athletes hold a candle to all the New Zealand rowers in the Premier category?

Now for some competitive racing; club athletes and schoolgirls going toe for toe for the Women’s Club Eight in the South Island. The last South

The top girls’ time to roll out their sweep prowess before nationals is fast-approaching. However, unlike the guys, the Women’s eights may be more contested.

The last stop for South Island big boy eights, between any racing fine-tuning prior to the grand finale of the New Zealand rowing season, commences

Well, it should be an interesting gauge of the Avon vs Dunstan head-bashing. Consistent with the previous regatta, the Open events will consist of the

In typical fashion, the Canterbury Championships will be another testament to Avon Rowing Club’s victory lap in the sweep races and Dunstan Arms Rowing Club

It’s that time of year again. Domestic racing is wrapped up this side of Christmas, and now comes the turn of Oxford University Boat Club

Trial Eights provides a crucial opportunity for Boat Race hopefuls to have a run down the Championship Course, in a side-by-side simulation of the race