Mike Sanford

Mud on roads is a potential hazard Southland motorists need to be aware of. Southland District Council roading contract manager Shaun Holland advised extra care should be taken when driving during winter as ice and mud on the roads could make conditions extremely slippery. He urged farmers to be con

The Returned and Services Association has been thrown an economic lifeline from the government. A one-off grant of $2.53 million has been approved so the RSA can continue to pay welfare grants, as well as offer support to veterans. The organisation’s annual poppy day usually collects between $1m and

Police are investigating a suspicious fire on Main Street, Mataura on Sunday 26 July. The fire was located burning among macrocarpa trees in the rear section of a residential property at around 3am. The fire was well involved and had destroyed a garden shed on the property. Police would like to hear

A temporary recycling drop-off service is now available at the Invercargill Waste Transfer Station, offering Invercargill and Bluff residents with a place to dispose of their clean recycling. Prior to COVID-19, residents were able to use the recycling drop-off area at Southland disAbility Enterprise

In his clearest signal yet that the election campaigning has begun, Winston Peters took shots at his coalition partners and previous governments during a fiery speech laying out his plan for Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. The New Zealand First leader spoke to a packed room at Invercargill’s Workingm

The Invercargill City Council is ramping up its pest control efforts at the Southland Museum and Art Gallery after two incidents in recent weeks. New measures include trapping in Queens Park in the immediate area surrounding the museum and traps being installed throughout the museum facility, while

Alliance Group is to invest $3.2 million to further upgrade its Lorneville plant near Invercargill as it seeks to improve the operational efficiency of the co-operative’s largest site. The plant’s Engine Room Two provides key refrigeration for four cold stores, some blast freezers and several produc

Potentially thousands of UK-based New Zealanders are in a race to get back to New Zealand, with their visas set to expire in the coming days. The UK’s Home Office granted all overseas nationals an extension to their visas until 31 July – but with that date just a week away, New Zealanders in the UK