Mike Sanford

The Invercargill community will this month be asked their views on options identified for the future of the region’s museum. Invercargill City Council committed in its Long Term Plan 2021-2031 to invest $39.4 million to redevelop the region’s museum and art gallery and agreed to review whether a new

Independent fuel retailer Waitomo is warning of a looming unprecedented rise in prices, but one of its rivals says it does not see a benefit in suddenly reacting to every single price shift in the market. Petrol stations around the country have been busy today after the warning. Waitomo chief execut

The Commerce Commission has stopped short of a radical shake up of the supermarket sector to improve competition for consumers. Its final report into the $22 billion sector said competition in the industry was not working well for New Zealanders. “We have found that the intensity of competition betw

The third and final day of competition at the Masters Track National Championships saw yet more national records fall at the SIT ZeroFees Velodrome at ILT Stadium Southland. Southland’s Ruth Whelan set a new national record in the masters women 3 flying 200m, with a time of 12.503, with records also

Police Update 7pm: Update – Serious crash, Southland  The Tokanui-Gorge Road Highway is now open, following an earlier serious crash. The two-vehicle crash, involving a ute and a motorcycle, occurred at around 1:15pm. Two people were transported to hospital with critical injuries. Police thank motor

Masters cyclists from across New Zealand descended on Invercargill for the first stand-alone Masters Track National Championships, which started on Thursday at the SIT ZeroFees Velodrome at ILT Stadium Southland. Day one saw competition take place in the individual pursuits and team sprints, and the

An evolving art exhibition will emerge in Esk Street this week, telling the story of its rejuvenation through the people who know one of our City’s busiest streets best. We’ve all heard the phrase “if the walls could talk” – a reference to the interesting people and events a room or building might h

Tussock Country – New Zealand’s Country Music Festival has been cancelled for 2022. Festival chairman Jeff Rea said it was an agonising decision to make and there had been lengthy discussions with stakeholders in the past week. “There is still much uncertainty surrounding events and what the growing