Mike Sanford

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

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