Mike Sanford

The people of Invercargill have a great opportunity to help future generations of children enjoy smokefree lives, Healthy Families Invercargill manager Jared Cappie said. The Invercargill City Council is currently reviewing its Smokefree Areas Policy. Public consultation closed on December 7, but su

The 2019 Burt Munro Challenge is gearing up to reach an even greater audience of motorcycling enthusiasts. For the first time ever, the Burt Munro Challenge will offer live streaming as part of the event coverage. Burt Munro Challenge Committee member John Beck said the live streaming will allow mor

It’s not every day you get to fly celebrities like three-star Michelin chef Gordon Ramsay to Stewart Island, but that was the reality for 22-year-old pilot Joel Fletcher. In a video posted on Ramsay’s Instagram story, Joel gets a good British ribbing about how young he looks by the famous celebrity

Two fishermen are missing off rocks at Catlins. The alarm was raised by people nearby around 4:20pm, after the two men appeared to have been swept off rocks near Slope Point Road. A large number of assets were deployed including rescue helicopters from Queenstown and Dunedin, rescue swimmers, Bluff

It was a busy weekend with Kartsport Southland Club Racing held their Summer Twilight meeting on Saturday and Southland Motorcycle Club held the Paul Nixon Memorial Races at Teretonga Park on Sunday. Next event: Summer Twilight Meeting 2 – Saturday 23rd February starts approx. 12 noon Free entry Nex

Heavy rain for Fiordland, and severe northwest gales for eastern parts of the South Island A front preceded by a strong and moist northwesterly flow affects Fiordland tonight, then weakens as it moves slowly northwards during Sunday morning. Heavy rain is falling in Fiordland and should continue thr

It will be a night to remember for a lucky player from Feilding after scoring $10 million with Powerball First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The $10.2 million prize is made up of $10 million from Powerball First Division and $250,000 from Lotto First Division. The winning ticket was sold at

Summer Sounds Bluff is all go at The Gunpit in Bluff this Sunday (27 January) from 3pm with Sam Cullen entertaining along with Bluff performers, The Salty Birds. The venue proved a huge hit last year and the concert will run for approximately 90 minutes. The Gunpit is accessible from Stirling Point