Mike Sanford

The Yamaha Motor New Zealand road racing teams aced their first 2020/2021 season’s competitive outings, with three of the four riders topping their classes at the Suzuki International Series yesterday. It’s been a long time between laps for the Yamaha Racing Team’s (YRT) Alastair Hoogenboezem (YZF-R

Police can now release the name of the man who died in a crash on SH 1 (Bluff Highway) near the Waimatuku Bridge, Woodend on 5 December. He was 81-year-old Giovan Vincent Anthony De Croos, of Invercargill. Police offer our sympathies to his family and friends. Mr De Croos was the single occupant of

Residents in Carterton are paying the highest rates in the country, a new report by the Taxpayers Union and Auckland Ratepayers Alliance has found. The Ratepayer Report ranked councils on a series of metrics including residential rates, staffing costs and council liabilities. It is the fifth report

Dreams for a new charity hospital in Invercargill are one step closer to reality with the first strike of a sledgehammer. The mission is to transform a suburban pub into a hospital where Southlanders who aren’t covered by the Southern District Health Board can access colonoscopies and dental care fo

The first sessions have been confirmed for in the evening starting this Thursday 10 December and then again on Thursday 17th December 2020 from 6pm. The Surfing for Farmers was initiated by Bayleys Gisborne Country salesperson Stephen Thomson, a long-time surfer who puts himself more in the “average

Great South is holding two free one-day information sessions in Te Anau this month for those wanting work in hospitality and tourism over the summer. The sessions, where local hospitality and tourism businesses will talk about the kind of work they do and the skills required, will be held at the Dis

State Highway One (The Bluff Highway) will be closed this morning following a fatal crash last night near the Waimatua Creek Bridge. Emergency services were alerted at around 10:25pm of a car in ditch on SH1, Woodend, Invercargill. One person died at the scene. The road will be closed while the Seri

It is with regret that Paddy O’Brien has decided not to put his name forward for the upcoming the Invercargill City Council (ICC) by-election. Due to multiple professional commitments, O’Brien feels that he cannot give the campaign and role the full time and attention it deserves. “I have had discus