Mike Sanford

A 24-year-old wanted man has been arrested in Invercargill. The AOS assisted with the arrest warrant on Miller Street at around 11am. The man was wanted in relation to the Kelvin Street shooting on the 30th of June. Police are not seeking anyone else in relation to the shooting. The man is due to ap

If you’re an environmental enthusiast in your business, on your farm or working on a special project, then the Southland Community Environment Awards are your opportunity to shine. Nominations are now open for the annual awards which recognise achievements of special significance that benefit Southl

What a time to be a Southland sports fan! This Saturday’s show is headlined by an extensive two-part interview with Cycling Southland’s Tom Scully from Girona on his Tour de France experience. Southland Sharks coach Judd Flavell and centre Alex Pledger will look at this weekend’s NBL Final 4 while S

Life is like a box of chocolates, a great man once said. You never know what you’re going to get. And so it was when we rocked up to the Civic for a show paying tribute to the music of the Beach Boys. They’d be a hard act to follow, let alone reproduce faithfully, you’d […]

Stewart Island is about to get $1 million in government funding to build a new museum. The old Lockwood home currently housing the island’s historic artefacts is not fit for purpose and the Rakiura Heritage Centre Trust has been searching for cash to help them put up a proper building. The $1.08m go

Blue Sky Meats’ first quarter of the financial year has delivered its best result in 10 years. At the company’s AGM at Bill Richardson Transport World on August 2, CEO Todd Grave told attendees good stock flows, an extended operating season with optimal plant utilisation and improving margins produc

Current New Zealand Rally Champion, Andrew Hawkeswood of Auckland, will line up in this year’s Catlins Coast Rally on Saturday 11 August in what is another coup for the event. Hawkeswood will be at the wheel of the Mazda AP4 that he built and took to the national title last year. That was his first

Southland parents will receive advice on strengthening their family life at a free event held by New Zealand author, speaker and media personality Yvonne Godfrey on Thursday, September 13. The event, sponsored by and hosted at City Impact Church Invercargill, is part of Godfrey’s 13-stop Stronger Fa