Mike Sanford

An exceptionally successful Handbags and Gladrags fundraiser for CanInspire Charitable Trust was run last Saturday night. 48 people dressed up in their best to attend the mystery handbag auction at Industry, raising over $4000 for the charity. Southland CanBead Tutor and key organiser for the event,

Gore Police have arrested a 27-year-old man in relation to an incident at the BP Railway Esplanade on 4 June. During the incident, the man is alleged to have presented a taser at another man, following an altercation between the two. The 27-year-old Gore man was arrested yesterday and has been charg

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited (Fonterra) advises that it will allocate up to $50m to an on-market share buyback programme commencing 30 June 2022. Chairman Peter McBride says that in making this decision, Fonterra has looked at prevailing prices in the Fonterra Shareholders Market (FSM) alongs

Lumsden Heritage Trust chair John Titter is thrilled that his trust’s heritage rail project has received national recognition. The A class passenger carriage A199 received the Best Carriage and Guards Van Restoration Award at the Federation of Rail Organisations of New Zealand (FRONZ) conference in

Police attended a two vehicle crash on Bluff Highway near the Janet Street intersection. The crash involved a logging truck and a ute. One person had serious injuries and was transported to hospital and another had minor injuries. The vehicles were blocking the road and have just been cleared from t

Today I am confirming that I will be standing for Mayor at the October 2022 local government elections. Having previously been Deputy Mayor for two of the last three years, I have the institutional leadership knowledge and skills to lead the city for the next 3 years. I’ve also shown that I am an en

Invercargill City Council has received a report that tracks its progress in responding to governance matters raised in late 2020 and recommends next steps. The Governance Review Legacy Report was presented to today’s Project Governance Group (PGG) meeting and will be formally considered by the Counc

The second round of the Outdoor H&J Smith XC Winter Series is taking place this Sunday, and excitement is building after the successful first round held early in May. The first round of the series saw 113 riders take to the starting line in spite of some rather wintery conditions on the day, and org