Mike Sanford

The world-famous Bluff Oyster Festival is the latest victim of the Coronavirus with the events cancellation. Committe member, Kylie Fowler said, “We will be releasing refund information in the next few days and ask for patience while we finalise the details. The committee met tonight to discuss whet

Ministry of Health has confirmed the first Invercargill case of Coronavirus, the person returned from overseas and has been quarantined. No need to panic, use common sense and good hygiene practices!! UPDATE: Invercargill’s case is one of eight new cases confirmed by the Ministry on (today) Wednesda

Triroyale Brigade pushed better-known horses to claim victory in the Wyndham Cup feature race at Wyndham on Saturday. Paying $12.50 to win, the Better Have Tried syndicate-owned horse was not expected to win. Syndicate member, Murray Mckeown of Balfour, said it was a real shame most of the syndicate

Given the ongoing response to the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Zealand Country Music Festival Trust has made the difficult decision to cancel the Tussock Country Music Festival 2020 – this includes all events within the official event guide. “The hard-working team behind Tussock Cou

The Southland Chamber of Commerce is cautiously welcoming the Government’s Covid-19 business response package – while also helping coordinate a collaborative regional approach to combat the serious economic impacts being felt, chief executive Sheree Carey says. First and foremost, it was vitally imp

There are three new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus in New Zealand, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has confirmed. Dr Bloomfield has provided the latest update on the Ministry of Health’s response to Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak in New Zealand. Dr Bloomfield said all three new cas

Businesses will receive the lion’s share of a $12.1 billion economic rescue package as New Zealand responds to the Covid-19 crisis. Beneficiaries and superannuitants will also get a cash bonus with a permanent increase to main benefit rates and a one-off doubling of the Winter Energy Payment this ye

Southland Relay for Life has been postponed due to the Coronavirus. Southland Cancer Society issued a notice on its Facebook page with the following statement. The Cancer Society takes the health and well-being of our communities seriously. In response to COVID-19 we have decided to postpone Relay F