Mike Sanford

Invercargill Airport Chief Executive Nigel Finnerty will be stepping down from his position on August 19 after six years in the role. Mr Finnerty said it was a hard decision to make after successfully leading the airport through a time of significant growth and development. “I don’t have any immedia

The Robinhood Stars will host the Elimination Final on Wednesday 8 June after a clinical 68-49 win over the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in Auckland on Thursday. The Stars extended their advantage at each of the breaks in a confidence-boosting preparation ahead of meeting either the MG Mystics or

The country’s top junior track cyclists will descend on Invercargill this week for the first round of the National Track Series. The event will be hosted by Cycling Southland, with racing taking place over three days from Friday at the SIT Zero Fees Velodrome at ILT Stadium Southland. As the first m

Local Engineering employers met with Engineering students last week at Southern Institute of Technology (SIT), to facilitate the annual Southland Speed Interviewing Event, which assists students in progressing towards their career aspirations and successfully entering the engineering sector. The Sou

A storming finish propelled the Robinhood Stars to a dramatic 62-60 extra time win over a gallant Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in Invercargill on Sunday. Leading by as many as six goals early in the final stanza, the Steel could not close the door on an ever-persistent Stars in a do-or-die match

At about 10:20pm on Thursday emergency services received reports of a firearms incident at an address in Kapuka, Southland. As a result the Armed Offenders Squad were deployed and a man was taken into custody shortly after. One person received a gunshot wound to the leg and was taken to Southland Ho

Two seperate crashes this morning, SH6 near Makarewa is now under 30km/h temporary speed limit near the intersection of Orion Rd West. Please continue to drive with extra care, thank you for being patient. SH99 WAIMATUKU, SOUTHLAND – CRASH – 11AM Due to a crash, the road is now CLOSED near the inter

Invercargill’s Splash Palace is set to close during June to allow for upgrades and planned maintenance. The facility will close from Monday 30 May to Sunday 3 July to allow the work to be undertaken, which will include painting, replacing the bulkhead in the 50m pool and installing a new flooring sy