Mike Sanford

If you have ever thought about giving sumo wrestling a go or learning the basics of Jamaican dance, then make sure you head along to the 2018 ILT Kidzone Festival. The 14 th annual festival, being held at James Hargest College senior campus from 11-16 July, has a number of new and exciting activitie

Police have released the name of the man who died in Sunday evenings (1st July) fatal crash on State Highway 96 near Springhills-Tussock Rd, in Browns, north of Invercargill. He was 66-year-old Kevin John Stevenson, of Athol. The serious crash unit is still investigating the collision. https://whats

Finalists competing in the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final will begin arriving in Invercargill today. It’s the 50th anniversary of the iconic agricultural contest, which was first held in Auckland in 1969. A sell-out crowd of more than 1,000 people will pack ILT Stadium Southland for Saturd

Southern DHB is phoning patients to reschedule appointments now that the New Zealand Nurses Organisation has withdrawn its strike notice for Thursday 05 July. “The majority of appointments and elective surgeries that we postponed last week have now been rescheduled.  We expect to make contact with a

The Southland Chamber of Commerce is in full support of the exciting inner-city redevelopment plans unveiled by HWCP Chairman Scott O’Donnell recently. President Neil McAra says “this project was identified as a key priority in the Southland Regional Development Strategy (SoRDS) Action Plan which re

Update: NZTA advise the road is cleared and now open. Police are on the scene of a fatal crash in Southland. The collision, between a car and a truck, occurred on State Highway 96, Browns to Hedgehope and Springhills  intersection shortly after 7pm. One person died at the scene, another sustained mi

The man who was shot in Invercargill is out of surgery and remains in a stable condition in hospital. Police are in the initial stages of their inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the incident on Kelvin Street yesterday morning. The offender has not yet been located. Part of the Police inquir

A Powerball player from Wanaka has millions of reasons to celebrate tonight after winning $12.1 million with Powerball First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning ticket was sold at Wanaka New World. The total prize is made up of $12 million from Powerball First Division and $166,667 fr