Mike Sanford

Police have today seized cash, drugs and an illegal firearm following a search warrant in Alexandra this morning. Three people were arrested and a substantial amount of cash, several grams of methamphetamine, cannabis and an illegal firearm, along with loaded magazine, were seized at the Centennial

Southland’s one-stop shop for jobs and career advice is back and ready to provide a helping hand for job-seekers in Southland. The Southland Pop Up Job Shop is returning for its second year and opened today on Tay street (next to Zookeepers cafe) and is expanding across the region with pop up shops

The person who has done the most laps around Teretonga this year is probably Australian driver Tommy Smith. Smith tested his Australian spec Duratec Formula Ford at the circuit over the Christmas/New Year period before staying on to contest a couple of rounds of the NZF1600 Championship in an NZ spe

The Riverside Speedway hosted a packed house of Speedway fans on Saturday night to sign off another season of action. This meeting would be the final round of the Southern Saloon Series, an event made up of three rounds at Dunedin, Cromwell and Invercargill. Going into the event it was Dunedin’s Ter

Northerly gales over the lower South Island on Sunday. A front will move onto the South Island from the Tasman Sea, bringing heavy rain to parts of Fiordland and Westland, and a Heavy Rain Warning is now in force. This front is also forecast to bring northerly gales to the lower South Island, with F

The Good Life was an English Comedy tv show about four central characters Tom & Barbara Good and Margo & Jerry Leadbetters. Back then big names like Richard Briers got to billing in the open credits. On his 40th birthday, Tom Good is no longer able to take his job seriously and gives up work […]

The challenges facing Southland businesses are set to be identified as Venture Southland undertakes its annual business survey. The survey will determine the major concerns of Southland businesses and assess the overall confidence levels of businesses across the region. Available online for local bu

Here is the full list of last night’s winners of the ILT Southland Entertainment awards held at the Invercargill civic theatre. Congratulations to Lockie Hayes winning Ascot Park Hotel – Entertainer of the Year. Ascot Park Hotel Brass Band Awards Jack McKenzie – Most improved player Warren Crighton