Mike Sanford

Te Anau Police are investigating two burglaries which occurred over the weekend in which firearms were taken. Between midnight and 5am on Sunday 6 May a ute parked at a property on Melland Place was broken into. A shotgun and high powered rifle were taken from the vehicle, as well as other items. Be

Southern District Health Board (SDHB) is promoting the importance of immunisation throughout one’s life, including shingles and influenza immunisation for those aged 65 and older, and immunisation for all pregnant women. SDHB medical officer of health Dr Keith Reid says that as people got older, the

The third week of the Southland Arts Festival has the potential to ruffle a few feathers. The festival which launched on the 25th April and runs until Sunday, 20 May is promoting the festival’s most risqué show to date. If there’s not dancing at the revolution, I’m not coming has the potential to ca

Over 70 people from all sectors of the community met in Gore yesterday for the first of three workshops to formulate a plan for a vibrant, successful and sustainable Gore District. It was the first time members of the six action teams involved in the Ready for Growth development project have come to

Southland/Otago Competition results from games played at the SDRL grounds , Elles Road, Invercargill last Saturday. Write up courtesy of Southland District Rugby League. In the first game of the day we had He Tauaa up against University from Dunedin. Uni had gone through the Otago part of the local

Leading food company Alliance Group has reported promising outcomes from a pilot programme marketing hogget as a premium product as the co-operative seeks to capture more value for farmer shareholders. A number of farmer shareholders asked the co-operative to explore the development of a market for

A front is forecast to approach the lower South Island Tuesday morning, bringing rain to western areas and another period of west to northwest gales to many parts of the south. The strongest winds are expected to affect Fiordland, Southland, Otago, and Canterbury south of the Rakaia River. A Severe

Invercargill Airport will be the first airport in New Zealand to have its air traffic control tower replaced with a digital system operated from a remote location. Air Navigation Services Provider Airways today issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking a supplier of digital tower technology for In