Mike Sanford

Ann Robbie has dedicated most of her life to honouring the south’s war heroes and now she has been bestowed a medal of her own. On behalf of King Charles III, Southland District Mayor Gary Tong presented Mrs Robbie with her Queen’s Service Medal for service to historical research on Friday at a spec

Southland Police recently ran a successful road policing operation in the Invercargill area. The operation focused on targeting modified vehicles that were unfit and unsafe for the road with the aim to disrupt anti-social drivers from causing harm on the road. Over the course of the operation 22 veh

Police are reminding people in Invercargill to lock their cars even when parked in driveways after a number of vehicle break-ins. “Police have been surprised by the number of people who do not lock their vehicles at night, leaving handbags, wallets and other valuable items in vehicles,” says Detecti

Invercargill City Council is preparing to officially mark the passing of Her Majesty The Queen. It was announced by Buckingham Palace that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II passed away on 8 September 2022 (GMT) at Balmoral. His Worship the Mayor Tim Shadbolt was the first to sign the city’s condolences

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited today announced it has revised its 2023 forecast earnings guidance to 45 to 60 cents per share, up from 30 to 45 cents per share. It has also revised its forecast milk collections for the 2022/23 season down from 1,510 million kgMS to 1,495 million kgMS. Fonterra

Cabinet has decided that New Zealand will have a one-off public holiday and state memorial service to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The one-off holiday will be held on Monday 26 September. There will be no trade restrictions. In a statement, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said many New Zealan

All mask wearing requirements except in healthcare and aged care will be scrapped, and household contacts will no longer need to isolate, the government has confirmed. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister for Covid-19 Response Ayesha Verrall this afternoon confirmed Cabinet’s decision to scrap

Invercargill City ratepayers Mayoral poll vote below. This poll will run till next weekend. ::: POLL CLOSED:::   This week is a big week with the Chamber of Commerce ‘Big Debate’ a mayoral debate with speed dating the candidates on Wednesday and voting papers go out late next week. We will add a Inv