Mike Sanford

Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker has today launched a petition to save the Gore and Winton Racecourses. “Recently the Government released the Messara report which recommends the closure of both the Gore and Winton Racecourses, with the races being transferred to Invercargill, which makes no sense,”

PowerNet have laid down the early challenge as the SBS Bank Tour of Southland got underway in Invercargill this afternoon. The opening team time trial prologue around Queens Park was a chance for teams to stretch their legs and test their combinations ahead of a hard week of racing on the Southland

A search is under way in Southern Otago after two men were reported overdue from a diving trip last night. The men were diving recreationally for paua and entered the water in Purakaunui Bay. The men, aged 23 and 51, are from Balclutha. Police were notified at 7.30pm last night that the men had not

On Monday (15th October) Greg Kelly (known as Kell) arrived in Invercargill part of his fundraising tour riding the length and breadth of New Zealand on a Harley-Davidson over 5 weeks, raising awareness for Younger Onset (Frontotemporal) Dementia, of which he was diagnosed with in 2016, aged 59. Las

Young athletes, administrators, volunteers and budding ecologists were among those celebrated at this year’s Gore District Community Awards. About 400 people were at the annual gala dinner this evening (Friday 26 October) to support their friends and family. The Community Awards are the Gore Distric

This sound cine film taken on Saturday, the 7th February 1981, features the Southland Vintage Car Club rally to Riverton and shows some of the vehicles departing from Feldwick Gates in Invercargill at the start of the 40km run to Riverton. 131 vehicles took part in the rally with many owners coming

With the holiday season not far away, now is a good time to take extra measures to protect your property. Recent reports of suspicious activity in Tisbury and Northern Southland has also meant that CCTV security has become the norm for home and business surveillance. Scott Anderson from Top Gear Aud

Defending champion James Piccoli is a year older, but also a year wiser as he looks to win back-to-back titles at the 2018 SBS Bank Tour of Southland. The popular Canadian has returned to the Kia Motors-Ascot Park Hotel team ready to take on a quality field which includes Commonwealth Games gold med