Mike Sanford

Christmas arrived a few days early at the Gore District Council with confirmation of $ 2.29 million in Government funding for local projects. The Department of Internal Affairs has accepted all six projects proposed by the Council earlier this year for the first tranche of funding from the 3 Waters

A geophysical report has found that there is no obvious structural damage to the stop banks on the Mataura River as a result of the 2020 flood event, however, river engineers have raised concerns about a 600m section along the Mataura township that is at risk of erosion. Environment Southland commis

A lifetime of service to the sport by Southland Basketball’s General Manager Jill Bolger was recognised at last month’s SBA Annual General Meeting with a life membership bestowed on the long-time administrator. Bolger blows the full time whistle on her role with Southland Basketball this week and wi

New Zealand’s leading track cyclists scored some important ranking points, and produced some high-quality super-competitive racing at the three-day UCI Cambridge Grand Prix. Triple Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Ellesse Andrews dominated the sprint competition, winning her heat of the keirin and

Sixteen lucky Lotto players will be celebrating a midweek windfall after each winning $17,963 with Lotto Second Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. Two lucky players also won Powerball Second Division, taking their total winnings to $27,677. The winning Powerball Second Division tickets were sold

The Gore District Council has initiated level three water restrictions for Mataura as water usage continues to exceed resource consent levels. Level three restrictions mean: Residents and businesses should only water vegetable and flower gardens, trees and shrubs using a hose and for two hours each

At about 7pm last Saturday night, Police received a mobile phone call from a missing tramper saying she was lost in low cloud in the Borland Saddle area, about a 60km drive from Manapouri, Southland. Sergeant Dougall Henderson of Invercargill Police Search and Rescue (SAR) says “The tramper, a touri

Results from ground-breaking New Zealand research have shown red meat is a better source of protein than a processed plant-based alternative. Findings from a human clinical trial undertaken for the Pasture Raised Advantage research programme found that meat delivers more of the essential protein bui