Mike Sanford

The first of two free dinners for over 70’s was officially kicked off by ILT CEO Chris Ramsay to a capacity 450 crowd. He had the room laughing when he assured them that he wouldn’t talk to long as he had the hard word from head chief Simon Henry that his speech would be over […]

There is now less than four weeks to go until we hear ‘away and racing’ at the annual Christmas at the Races. All marquees and hospitality packages are now sold out, with many businesses returning to take part in the action once again. Southland Racing Club President Sean Bellew said “The people hav

The enthusiasm and energy of Gore’s young people once again impressed as the District celebrated its quiet achievers at the Gore District Youth Awards on Saturday night (1 December). This year’s awards attracted just under 60 nominations across the 10 categories. Organised by the Gore District Youth

Preparations for the upcoming Kiwiana Christmas Festival and Market are ramping up at the Invercargill City Council. Kiwi Christmas traditions are often a little different to those in the northern hemisphere, so for this year’s festival and market, organiser Gemma Crawford thought it would be great

Thunderstorms are expected to form over the South Island this afternoon. Some of these may be severe with localised downpours, 25 to 40mm per hour and hail possibly larger than 20mm from the Nelson Lakes and south through the central South Island to inland Otago, Clutha and the east of Southland as

Invercargill City Council’s Infrastructure and Services Committee will, on Monday, consider a proposal to close the Bluff Transfer Station. If approved, the closure proposal will go out for public consultation as part of the Annual Plan 2019/20. This will take place in early 2019, and the Annual Pla

One of the most popular pre-Christmas events on the Bluff calendar will take place in the port town next Sunday (9th December) when Christmas In The Bluff takes place. A regular feature on the Bluff calendar, the very popular event begins with a street parade along Gore Street at 1pm before a fantas

A stock manager at the iconic Mount Linton Station has joined the race to be the next FMG Young Farmer of the Year. Jacob Mackie, 25, has qualified for the Otago/Southland regional final in Milton next February. “I’m stoked to get through. This will be my first time competing in a regional final,” s