Mike Sanford

There were some spectacular performances by Southland cyclists at the New Zealand Track National Championships, which took place in Invercargill from 1 to 5 March. Hosted by Cycling Southland at the SIT Zero Fees velodrome, the event brought together some 170 of the country’s top track cyclists, ran

The On the Fly Mataura River Festival is returning for its third year on Sunday 19 March, celebrating Gore’s world-famous river with a day full of fly-fishing, delicious food, free children’s activities, and live entertainment. The event has been granted a group licence for the day, which allows any

Police have made two arrests in relation to an alleged aggravated robbery that occurred in Queens Park, Mataura on March 5th. Southland Police executed three pre-planned search warrants in Mataura, with two on Albion Street and one on Forth Street. The Armed Offenders Squad was utilized to execute t

Update: NZTA advise the road is now fully open. Emergency services were called to Main Street in Gore at approximately 5:40 pm after a two-vehicle crash was reported to the police. The incident left one person with serious injuries, while three others sustained minor injuries. The southbound lane of

Further security measures at Stirling Point in Bluff will be considered after glass panelling at the viewing platform has been vandalised again, just a day after previous damage was repaired. The glass panels at the Stirling Point lookout were replaced in December after the viewing platform had been

The northern end of Dee St will see significant traffic impacts during work on the stormwater main pipe network along Dee and Herbert St starting today Monday 6th March. Various stormwater, sewerage and water pipes throughout the city have been upgraded over the past year as part of Invercargill Cit

Police are seeking the victim and witnesses of an alleged assault that took place at Queens Garden in Mataura on Sunday, March 5th. The incident was reported at around 3:30 pm, with several members of the public calling the police to report that a man was being assaulted by two others in the park. U

“Today, the Gore District Council was sentenced in the Gore District Court for a charge laid by WorkSafe. The charge arose following the discovery of three-year-old Lachlan Jones in one of the Gore oxidation ponds in January 2019. The Council pleaded guilty to the charge, which stated that they fail