Mike Sanford

Police can now name the person who died in a crash in Winton on Sunday 16 February. She was 20-year-old Thalia Jayden Newport of Invercargill. Police extend their sympathies to her family and friends. An investigation into the circumstances of the crash is ongoing. Police would like to appeal to any

An ‘unbelievably generous’ donation from ILT will ensure more people will be able to live happy and healthy lives alongside their families. The mission of the Southland Charity Hospital has been given a major boost with ILT donating a building and land package. The Clifton Club Inn will be repurpose

Elton John says he’s “incredibly disappointed” to have to reschedule his Auckland concerts planned for this week until 2021. On Sunday, the performer cut short a show due to walking pneumonia and rescheduled a Tuesday concert to Wednesday. Late on Tuesday evening, a statement from his promoter was r

New Zealand’s well-loved national treasures Jools and Lynda Topp are heading to Tussock Country Music Festival and will perform at the SBS St James Theatre on Friday, 29 May 2020. Topp Twins will bring their original style of merriment, mayhem and mirth to the festival. The Gore’s country hills will

The Gore District Council is planning on having an interim fix in place by early next week for the old Gore landfill exposed during recent flooding. The Council has moved quickly to prevent any harmful effects from the old landfill, exposed when floodwaters scoured the banks of the Waikaka Stream, n

Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) student Josh Clarke’s final year project and presentation for his New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (NZDE), is a winner. Josh was awarded the national prize in the NZDE Best Engineering Project entitled “Meat Tubing Machine Design Project”. Josh said they woul

Fans of the classic blink-and-you’ll-miss-it’ school of close quarters touring car racing would have left the first George Begg Classic Speedfest at Invercargill’s Teretonga Park late this afternoon satisfied they has got their money’s worth after three very different Archibald’s Historic Touring Ca

They say that all good things come to those who wait. But by the 11th lap of the feature 12-lap SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series final at Invercargill’s Teretonga Park Raceway this afternoon even three-times former series champion Steve Ross (McRae GM1) had accepted the fact he w