Mike Sanford

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

Invercargill residents are being asked about how they think Council is doing in the 2022 Invercargill City Council Residents Survey. A pamphlet explaining how to take part in the online survey was sent to residents this month. The survey asks respondents to rate various aspects of different council

Invercargill residents may see water restrictions as soon as next week as the Ōreti River, where the city’s water comes from, is at risk of running low. Invercargill City Council Group Manager Infrastructure Erin Moogan said the Ōreti River flow has been in the low range since December 2021. When

A police operation at Parliament is underway this morning and protesters in Wellington have moved cars and campervans to block road entrances. Police are descending on Parliament on day 23 of the occupation, with at least four large police wagons now outside the protest occupation and a helicopter f

Plans to potentially treble the Stewart Island visitor levy are back on the table after a similar proposal prompted public outcry in 2018. Stewart Island/Rakiura has roughly 500 ratepayers, but receives about 38,700 visitors every year. The $5 levy has not changed since coming into effect in 2013. I

Invercargill Central Limited – the company behind the multimillion dollar redevelopment of Invercargill’s inner-city is pleased to announce the appointment of Kelvin Mooney to the role of Centre Manager for Invercargill Central. Kelvin is an Invercargill local and has more than 25 years retail manag