Mike Sanford

olice and emergency services are responding to a jet boat crash on the Clutha River near Hawea, Central Otago Lakes District. Initial reports stated that two people were injured.  We can now confirm that one person has suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene. The other person has received mode

A second investigation into a commercial jet boat crash that injured nine tourists near Queenstown is due to begin today. No caption Skippers Canyon Jet has suspended its operations since the crash on the Shotover River around 10am yesterday. Transport Accident Investigation Commission investigators

Police and emergency services are enroute to reports of a boat crash on the Shotover River, Skippers Canyon, Queenstown. Initial reports indicate that there are 10 people on board, and some have injuries. The crash occurred around 10am. Police can now confirm that the boat that crashed is a commerci

A widespread campaign to oppose the Government’s proposal to merge New Zealand’s 16 ITPs because of its effects on the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) will be launched in Southland in the coming week. :::LIKE THE FACEBOOK PAGE::: News of the proposed merger has not been well-received in South

Last weekend, we again took our 5 bands; Grade 2, G4A, G4B and Juvenile A and Juvenile B bands up to Dunedin for a 2 day contest; The South Island Pipe Band Champs. In each grade, we competed against bands from up and down the island including Southland, Otago and Canterbury. Backing up our positive

A multi-million dollar redevelopment in Queenstown has been given a green light. The upgrade will include a new terminal building at the base of the gondola The Environment Court has granted a resource consent for Skyline Queenstown’s project, which includes new state-of-the-art gondola, a lower ter

A glittering jewel – the night sky above Stewart Island/Rakiura – is set to turn heads around the globe. Opinion piece by Gary Tong. Earning official status as an International Dark Sky Sanctuary in January from the International Dark Sky Association (IDA) has opened up a world of possibility and po

Carla Forbes, creative director and owner of Invercargill marketing and communications consultancy Market South, former President of the Southland Chamber of Commerce and business leader, is incredulous at the Government’s proposal to merge 16 Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) around