Mike Sanford

Invercargill MP Sarah Dowie is calling on Education Minister Chris Hipkins to come to Southland to hear the views of the community about the proposed changes to the Southern Institute of Technology. “The Government is proposing massive changes to the Polytechnic sector which could drastically affect

Police are responding to a serious crash, involving two cars, in Otaraia, Gore District. The crash occurred on Old Coach Road, close to the intersection of Kaiwera Road, at 11am. One person is reported to have received critical injuries and another person received serious injuries. Two helicopters w

A temporary museum has popped up in Invercargill just in time for Valentines Day. Open only until Sunday, the collection entitled What is love? Baby don’t hurt me, showcases love(ish) stories from our community. Inspired by the Museum of Broken Relationships, the collection showcases the raw, emotio

Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker says the Government’s blows to regional and rural New Zealand keep coming. “Today’s announcement of the Government’s proposed reform of vocational education through the centralisation of polytechs is another blow to the regions,” Mr Walker says. “It is the people in

It’s been 40 years since Southland log truck driver Pam Bennett began her long association with Nightcaps Young Farmers. She joined the club when she was 15. “I signed up when I was working at Wether Hill Station out the back of Ohai,” said the 55-year-old who lives at Manapouri. “We used to hold ou

The honour of naming ILT’s new hotel will be given to someone in the community. With site preparation now underway, the focus has turned to selecting a moniker for the extensive inner-city development. ILT chief executive Chris Ramsay said public input was being sought with all sectors of the commun

Today (Thursday 14 Feb) the Council started emergency pumping from the Mataura River to supplement water levels in the No.1 Cooper’s Well, which is extremely low. The emergency pumping process involves feeding river water into a disused well at the Cooper’s Wells site. It goes into the aquifer, whic

An Invercargill garage is in trouble over warrants of fitness affecting more than 3500 vehicle owners. The Transport Agency has revoked the inspecting authority of mechanic Donald McLean, and of his garage The WOF Man Limited. “Mr McLean has a history of compliance issues and upheld customer complai