Mike Sanford

Absolutely wonderful words of wisdom Advice from An Old Farmer Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. Keep skunks and bankers at a distance. Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor. Words that soak into your

The Department of Conservation (DOC) is launched a new online booking service on Monday (11th June) and invites those wishing to book onto a Great Walk to create their user accounts. Bookings for New Zealand’s nine Great Walks will open over the next two weeks for the 2018/19 season, starting with t

Police Update: Both dogs that were sought after a man was attacked are now with the Council. The victim has had surgery in Southland Hospital and he is expected to recover in time. We wish him well. Once again, thank you to the public who helped this man before Police arrived. Inquiries into the att

UPDATE: 4PM This crash is now CLEAR and the stop/go has been LIFTED. SH 1 Gore to Waipahi is under stop/go traffic management between Landslip Road and Pukerau Township. Road users are advised to stop on request and expect minor delays. There were no serious injuries reported.

UpSH1 Into Invercargill from Mill Road is closed due to a car crash. Between the intersections of Rockdale Road and Mill Road South. Gerard Campbell from St John Said their were three patients requiring various attention from ambulance staff and all patients were being taken to Kew, Southland hospit

Police and Ambulance were called to a rural property in the western districts area of Southland this morning, after a 46-year-old man suffered a shotgun wound to his leg while duck shooting. The man’s injury is not life-threatening and he has been transported to Invercargill Hospital by helicopter.

The second stage of the refurbishment of the Invercargill Public Library on Dee Street is starting soon. The refurbishment project began on 7 May with the Information Services area. This next stage of the project, starting 11 June, will see Information Services return to its proper home, but will re

Southland, Otago and the alpine passes of the South Island have had snowfalls and freezing temperatures in the past 24 hours with potentially more overnight. Wet and icy road conditions are likely in many areas of the southern South Island Thursday morning.   “Drivers in places like inland Southland