Mike Sanford
The Lumsden railway precinct is set to be future-proofed after a major funding win for the Lumsden Heritage Trust. The Trust has been granted $62,252 by the Lottery Grants Board for the restoration and preservation of the town’s heritage carriage. The funding application prepared by Venture Southlan
The SIT Zero Fees Southland Sharks have charged home late to claim their 11th win of the 2018 Sal’s NBL with a 112-105 victory over the Taranaki Mountaineers tonight in New Plymouth. The Sharks earned their first lead of the night with 4:24 left in the third quarter and rode a hot night from Orlando
Nearly a fortnight after a shooting in Invercargill, a national television appeal’s being made to find a man wanted over the incident. There is a warrant to arrest 24-year-old Anthony Miles Tamaiti Watkins in relation to the shooting on Saturday 30th June. “It’s important that we find Watkins. That’
Leading food company Alliance Group’s new premium beef product has won international honours with gold and bronze awards in the World Steak Challenge. The co-operative’s Pure South HANDPICKED 55 Day Aged Beef won the gold medal for rib eye and bronze medal for fillet at the event in London. The comp
There has been a spate of burglaries and motor vehicles that have been broken into over the last two of weeks in the Invercargill area. Vehicles have been targeted that have been parked up driveways and on street fronts left insecure, or with valuables left in plain sight. Detective Sergeant Sean Ca
As reported by What’s On Invers back on 20th June Kmart today have officially confirmed the worse kept secret, the Australian retail chain will open a 5300sqm Kmart store to be constructed on the Clyde, Forth and Wood Streets block with an opening expected late 2019. Jason Picard, Kmart New Zealand
Contingency planning for tomorrow’s NZNO strike of nurses, health care assistants and midwives is well advanced, with the focus on ensuring those patients who need to be in hospital tomorrow are safe, Southern DHB CEO Chris Fleming says. Families and whanau of those whose loved ones are in hospital
Southland man Logan Wallace said his dream became a reality on Saturday night when he was named the FMG Young Farmer of the Year. After two days of intense physical and mental competition, the 28 year old Waipahi sheep farmer came out on top. Video: Sharon Reece Youtube Reporter Sharon Reece.