Mike Sanford

Southland conceived-and-made short film, The Ballad of Maddog Quinn, is currently taking the creative talents of Southlanders – Filmmaker Matt Inns and Production Designer Steve Woller – to the world as it clocks up a number of key selections and screenings on the international film festival circuit

A man has been arrested in connection with a burglary that occurred at the Otatara Four Square convenience store around midnight on Saturday, 25 March. The perpetrator gained access to the property by using a vehicle. Southland Area Investigation Manager, Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Baird, stated

Stats NZ has just published the sentencing data for 2022, which has allowed me to compare it to the Police data on recorded offending. It tells a massive story about a soft on crime approach that has seen violent offending soar, yet prosecutions, convictions and imprisonments fall. Now comparing off

New data shows rents in Invercargill and Southland have increased dramatically under Labour. MBIE’s Tenancy Services Rental Bond Data for January 2023 shows that median Invercargill rents now sit at $365 a week, up $165, or 83 percent, from 2017 when Labour took office. Across Southland rents have g

Greater accuracy across the game propelled Avis Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic to a hard-fought 54-49 win over a plucky Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in Invercargill on Saturday. Clinching a thrilling extra-time one-goal win last week, the Magic made it a second straight win but facing a rejuvenated

Twelve lucky Lotto players will be dancing in their living rooms after each winning $19,645 with Lotto Second Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning Second Division tickets were sold at the following stores: Anyone who bought their ticket from any of the above stores should check their t

Police Name Release: Dorothy Violet Roberts aged 75, from Winton, died in a fatal crash on Saturday, February 25th. The accident took place on SH6 in Lochiel. Police have extended their condolences to the family and friends of the deceased. Related: Drunk Driving Charges Laid in Connection with Loch

The High Court has found that Southland District Council was correct in its decision to grant New Brighton Colleries Ltd access to Council-owned forestry land near Ohai for coal exploration. Council’s decision had been challenged by the Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society of New Zealand. In its j