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Andre Heimgartner will join the likes of Shane Van Gisbergen and Greg Murphy in this month's race.

Friday, 8 January 2021, 5:04 pm He’s back and Brendon Leitch will start as one of the GP favourites. Picture: Dayle ITM Racing. Invercargill's Brendon Leitch will take the wheel of a Castrol Toyota Racing Series car one more time when he steps aboard to try and add his name to the New Zealand Grand Prix Trophy later this month. Twenty five year old Leitch is the most experienced TRS racer in the world having competed in TRS championships in the first generation FT40 car and the more recent FT50. He has also tested the current FT60 car and has extensive experience in the Tatuus chassis hav...

Prison chaos: A riotous history of New Zealand jails 3 Jan, 2021 05:17 AM 5 minutes to read Waikeria Prison rioters surrender after six-day stand-off; jail conditions not reason for unrest, says Kelvin Davis. Waikeria Prison rioters surrender after six-day stand-off; jail conditions not reason for unrest, says Kelvin Davis. Prison reform groups and inmate advocates call it a protest. Authorities are more likely to call it a riot. Either way, this week's mayhem at Waikeria Prison was the most prolonged and destructive stand-off at a New Zealand jail for decades. The Waikeria disorder dwarfed a...

Hamilton bypass: Just 365 sleeps to go until completion of Waikato Expressway 1 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 6 minutes to read This time next summer, motorists will be able to skip Hamilton on a new section of highway. No more deciding how to tackle local roads, roundabouts and sets of traffic lights; no more Gordonton Rd shortcuts; no more taking a wrong turn and getting lost. What's more, after what seems like a lifetime, State Highway 1 from Auckland to south of Cambridge will be four lanes or more. The picture will look even better with another four-lane section of the same road -...

Tuesday, 22 December 2020, 2:02 pm   Rising Dunedin racing star Josh Bethune has today confirmed his entry into the 2021 Castrol Toyota Racing Series and he is looking forward to competing against a high class field of Kiwi racing superstars.   The 17 year old is the latest driver to join the 2021 Castrol TRS Championship. He will contest all three rounds of the series starting with the 66th New Zealand Grand Prix at Hampton Downs over the weekend of January 22-24. He joins a star-studded entry for the Grand Prix which already includes reigning Bathurst 1000 winner and former V8 Supercar C...