Mike Sanford

Para cycling head performance coach Stu MacDonald has labelled Southland athlete Hannah Pascoe’s international debut as one of the highlights of New Zealand’s track world championship campaign. Blind athlete Hannah Pascoe and sighted pilot Nina Wollaston only came together as a tandem combination la

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has determined that all cattle on properties infected with the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis will be culled, and will be working with farmers to do that from today. “The depopulation of entire herds on all 28 Infected Properties (IPs) in New Zealand is a c

The race for the 2018 Galbraith Shield title is about to get underway as six teams look to be crowned Southland premier club rugby champions. We take a look at how each of the teams in the Go Bus Senior Rugby teams are shaping up before the first game kicks-off on March 27. Who are […]

A good day was being had by all! On Sunday March 25th at Teretonga Park the East Invercargill Rotary club hosted Drive A Dream activities. Competition cars, tractors, vintage cars, a concrete mixer – Rotary Drive A Dream Day at Teretonga Park today. Photos thanks to Quinton Taylor Thanks to all our

Farmers affected by the PGG Wrightson seeds mix-up will have the opportunity to ask questions to senior management at a public meeting hosted by Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker next week. The public meeting is being held at the James Cumming Wing on April 6, at 11.30am.  “More than 500 farmers hav

“Racing” Ray Stewart of Cromwell left The Riverside Speedway crowned as the new Southland Super Saloon Champion, and earned himself a tidy pay packet for his efforts. Cando Fishing, Dixon Transport and Cleanways 2003 Ltd all chimed in and placed a $10,000 prize pool up for grabs for the championship

Invercargill’s Splash Palace could soon get a new 25mx25m swimming pool and state of the art hydroslide to replace the 40+ year old existing slide. This is part of the city council’s Long Term Plan. Aquatic Services Manager Peter Thompson says year on year growth of pool users means at peak time the

Police can now release the name of the man who died after getting into trouble while diving in Doubtful Sound yesterday. Police extend our sympathies to his family and friends. At approximately 1:45pm today Police received a report that a diver had been recovered unresponsive from the water near Bau