The epic Silver Fern Rally made its way through Murchison over the weekend.
Best of the locals is Garry Adcock and his co-driver Mark Dalton, after the first day of racing they were coming second in the Challenge section of the event.
There are three sections to the event– the Historic Trophy for 2-wheel-drive cars, the New Zealand Silver Fern Challenge which caters for more modern 2-wheel-drive cars, and the Silver Frond which takes place over the last three days of the event only.
The rally will cover 1150 kilometres of competitive special stages over eight days before it finishes in Queenstown next Saturday after travelling through Marlborough, Nelson, West Coast, Canterbury, South Canterbury, Otago and Southland. Full details at www.silverfernrally.co.nz
![Nelson Hockey's development officer, Craig Brett, on the Saxton Field hockey turf that will host a New Zealand hockey test for the first time in 62 years. Insert left: The cover of the test programme the last time New Zealand played a test in Nelson, against Australia in 1952. Insert right: The New Zealand that played the Nelson test, including Nelson man Fred Gribble [circled]. Photo: Andrew Board.](https://archive.nelsonweekly.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/hockey-3-100x70.jpg "Test hockey back in Nelson after 62 years")
