Mike Sanford

One person is injured and trapped in their car after it left the road and crashed into a power pole causing power lines to fall down and cover part of the highway. The accident is blocking the Dipton-Winton highway south of the intersection with Benmore Otapiri Road. What we know: power lines coveri

Five lucky Lotto players will be popping the champagne after each winning $200,000 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at the following stores: Store Location Countdown Kerikeri Kerikeri Onerahi Bookshop & Lotto Whangarei Kaukapakapa Store Kaukapakap

After nine attempts, and after being jilted twice at the altar, Michael Vink is finally a Tour of Southland champion. It was third time lucky for the lanky Cantabrian after finishing runner-up in both 2016 and 2017, Vink clinging onto a 16sec lead during the final, frantic 77km stage from Winton to

Hamish Bond has ridden a stunning individual time trial this morning to win the penultimate stage of the 2018 SBS Bank Tour of Southland and get himself within 18sec of race leader Michael Vink. Heading into this afternoon’s 77km stage from Winton to Invercargill, Vink, who has been runner-up for th

Saturday Windsor Village will be a buzz celebrating the 10th annual Bonanza Day birthday, businesses in the Windsor Shopping Centre have been busy preparing to celebrate on Saturday. Mayor Tim will be joining the festivities at Windsor Wines at 12:30pm The Bonanza Day runs from 10am – 2pm will inclu

Defending Tour of Southland champion James Piccoli proved just what a tough bike rider he is with victory on Bluff Hill today. The Canadian’s chances of going back-to-back in the SBS Bank-sponsored race fell flat, quite literally, at the bottom of Coronet Peak in a spectacular crash on Wednesday, bu

Two significant changes have this week occurred to the way in which the Invercargill City Council appoints directors to Invercargill City Holdings Limited (Holdco) and its subsidiaries. Council Chief Executive Clare Hadley said Council, in July, resolved that the Director Appointments Panel, which r

Leading food company Alliance Group has distributed $1.73 million to shareholders to reward their loyalty. The co-operative’s Platinum and Gold shareholders, who supply 100 per cent of their stock to the co-operative, have received the quarterly payments, which cover the period July-September 2018.