Mike Sanford

The Lumsden Heritage Trust has staged another audacious recovery of a piece of New Zealand railways history. Yesterday a team of contractors rescued an 1883 wooden passenger carriage which had been sitting on a farm at Wairio, in western Southland, since 1952, and transported it 64km to Lumsden, its

Fire and Emergency received a call shortly after 4am to the boat at Fisherman’s Wharf in Deepwater Basin. Brent Dunn from the Fire and Emergency southern communications centre said the Milford Sound Fire Brigade was fighting the fire. “Any crews which would normally respond from Te Anau are unable t

Weird History is taking you back to the year 1985. We are mid-80s, the middle of the decade would be the catalyst for such great movies as Back to the Future and Rambo: First Blood Part II, Mike Tyson’s first professional fight, and the start of such great 80s TV hits like MacGyver. Take a […]

There have been two new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today, both linked to the Mt Roskill Evangelical Fellowship bereavement group. Covid-19 coronavirus particles, illustration.Photo: AFP There was no media conference today. In a statement, the Health Ministry said both of today’s new c

The Te Anau wastewater upgrade project is entering the final construction phase. Two contracts have been awarded – one to Downer for the design and build of the wastewater treatment plant at Te Anau, and one to Fulton Hogan for construction of the subsurface drip irrigation dispersal field at the Ke

Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) Cookery students have been given the opportunity to collaborate with the Salvation Army, to prepare nutritious, ‘heat and eat’ meals for their food bank, all thanks to the donation of some frozen meat. The Salvation Army Food Bank was generously gifted meat rec

Police responded to reports of gunshots heard in the vicinity of Hokonui Drive in Gore last night. Local staff, assisted by the Armed Offenders Squad, conducted a search of a residential property and seized a number of items of interest. Two people were reported to have received minor injuries that

Police are responding to an incident in Gore after reports of gunshots. A Police spokeswoman confirmed to whatsoninvers.nz that cordons are in place and AOS will be attending as a precaution. Messages to the What’s On Invers Facebook page suggested that gangs were involved. We have requested more in