Mike Sanford

OPINION: I had the pleasure, if you can call it that, to attend the latest Full Council meeting. What a circus it turned into, led by Mayoral candidate Cr Ludlow. His initial gesture was to stop an attempt by the Mayor to allow each Councillor to express a view on whether next elections voting form

Early this morning (Saturday 4th May) at about 2:30am on the corner of Crinan and Clyde Streets two men were assaulted in. Both men were taken to Southland hospital with varying injuries. One man with cracked ribs has been released from hospital, the second suffered more serious injuries including n

Police are seeking witnesses to the serious assault of two men in Invercargill on Saturday 4 May 2019. The assault occurred between 2:30am and 3am on the corner of Clyde Street and Crinan Street. Senior Constable Jordan Edwards, Invercargill Police said. The victims were approached by two men who ha

Three Lotto players from Tauranga and Invercargill will be celebrating after each winning $333,333 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at Countdown Tauranga and Cherrywood Lotto & Book Shop in Tauranga and Windsor Stationery & Lotto in Invercargill.

Popular eighties icons – Scotland’s The Proclaimers as part of their most comprehensive New Zealand tour to date they will perform at the Invercargill Civic Theatre this Sunday (5th May) Twins Craig and Charlie Reid and their talented band will perform eight shows nationwide in May 2019 – performing

The Wanaka Police Search and Rescue team, alongside LandSAR Wanaka, Southern Lakes Helicopters, Aspiring Helicopters, and the Aoraki/Mt Cook Alpine Rescue Team, were last night awarded a certificate of achievement by the NZ Search and Rescue Awards. The award was given for a rescue that took place o

Police can now confirm the 24 year-old man who died on Wednesday (1st May) evening as a result of a single vehicle crash in Otatara, Invercargill he was Matthew James Lines-Gerrard from Invercargill. Police wish to express their condolences to Mr Lines-Gerrard’s family at this time. The investigatio

Police and ambulance attended a serious crash in Southland tonight on Watt Road, Otatara. A motorbike collided with a power pole and the rider sustained critical injuries. The crash occurred at about 10pm and the Serious Crash Unit are completing a scene examination. Motorists are asked to avoid the