Mike Sanford

The Y Southland wants 150 stories to mark 150 years — and it's asking Southlanders to help find them. The organisation, formerly the Invercargill YMCA, has launched a campaign called 150 Faces of The Y, calling on the community to nominate people who have shaped the not-for-profit since it

An Invercargill Lotto player is $333,333 richer after Saturday night's draw — but Powerball rolled over again, and now it's sitting at $25 million. Three tickets split First Division in draw 2616 on Saturday August 29. One was sold through MyLotto to an Invercargill City player.

State Highway 93 is closed between Mataura and Clinton after a serious crash this morning. 4:45pm Update: Now Open. Police were called to the single-vehicle crash on SH93 at its intersection with Cameron Road, near Old Coach Road, at about 7.55am. One person is reported to have sustained

Two men have been arrested and more than $30,000 in stolen property recovered following a months-long investigation into rural burglaries across eastern Southland. The men, aged 42 and 38, from Niagara and Gore, were charged with receiving stolen property after their arrest on Tuesday. The investigation traced back to

PowerNet has been named Energy Distributor of the Year at the 2026 New Zealand Energy Excellence Awards — recognition built on one of the worst weeks in the company's history. The award was presented in Wellington on August 19, honouring PowerNet's response to the October 2025 wind

A hundred works. Seven decades. One show that finally gives Invercargill's art collection the attention it deserves. Spring: What We Kept is now open at the transitional public art gallery in the city centre, running until Sunday September 27. The exhibition pulls together 100 artworks first shown at

A national grid failure and a storm hit Southland at the same time on Sunday, knocking out power to around 25,000 customers for roughly two hours at midday. Transpower, which owns the national grid, experienced a significant issue at lunchtime that cut supply to most of Southland. That fault

Firefighters have been battling a large vegetation blaze on Oreti Beach since just after 3am. The fire stretches roughly 600 metres along the beachfront. Six pump trucks, two water tankers and additional support vehicles are on scene — a significant deployment for a fire that has now been burning for more