Mike Sanford

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

Extraordinary Meeting of the Performance, Policy and Partnerships Committee held in the Council Chamber, First Floor, Civic Administration Building, 101 Esk Street, Invercargill on Tuesday 24 May 2022 at the conclusion of the Meeting of the Invercargill City Council. Read the agenda here: Related: W

Meeting of the Invercargill City Council Meeting held in the Council Chamber, First Floor, Civic Administration Building, 101 Esk Street, Invercargill on Tuesday 24th May 2022 at 3.00 pm. Read the agenda here  Related: Watch: Extraordinary PPP Committee Meeting 24th May

Two young cyclists have led New Zealand UCI Continental team Mito-Q NZ Cycling Project to success on one of America’s leading road stage races in central Arkansas. Southland’s Josh Burnett, 21 and Wellington’s George Jackson, 22 have each won key categories in the 45th edition of the Joe Martin Stag

Following on from the runaway success of the inaugural event in 2021, The Pure South Famous Young Chefs Luncheon returned to Southern Institute of Technology recently; Southland’s finest produce was prepared and presented to perfection by the next generation of budding talent, under the guidance of

Four people were charged, 21 cars ordered off the road, and three vehicles impounded following an operation in Invercargill targeting anti-social driving behaviours and unsafe modified vehicles. “There had been a noticeable increase in the number of young drivers with modified vehicles engaging in a