Mike Sanford

The Gore District Council is moving quickly to prevent any harmful effects from the exposure of an old landfill site. Last week’s floodwaters scoured the banks of the Waikaka Stream, exposing the old Gore landfill, just upstream from Hamilton Park. General Manager Infrastructure Ramesh Sharma said t

Harley-Davidson Twilight Drag Racing At Teretonga Park, 8 February, Teretonga Park Supplied results here (PDF)

Harley-Davidson Twilight Drag Racing, 6 February, Teretonga Park. Supplied results here (PDF)

This is an official message from Emergency Management Southland. The Southland Mayoral Relief Fund is now open and available to help Southlanders impacted by the 3 February floods. Last week the fund was boosted by a $100,000 contribution from the Government and the public have also been donating. I

Invercargill MP Sarah Dowie has announced she will not be seeking re-election as the MP for Invercargill at the 2020 election. “Serving the people of Invercargill and wider Southland as their Member of Parliament is one of my proudest achievements. Despite being re-selected as the candidate, I have

The Medical Officer of Health is reminding flood affected Southland residents that it is important they continue to boil their drinking water because of the risk that contamination could lead to illness. This boil water notice applies to residents in Gore and the Otama Water Supply scheme, plus the

This is an official message from Emergency Management Southland. Farmers are encouraged to contact Environment Southland catchment staff if there are any concerns about their stopbanks. Catchment staff were out today assessing floodbanks that have been highlighted and have had to prioritise some wor

Fight for Gold 2020 was a huge success to kick off 2020 for SPW on Saturday night! Despite competing with numerous events going on in the city due to Burt Munro, we still sold out the Corinthian Centre with a loud and rowdy crowd! The show was filmed for a future TVNZ DUKE release. This […]