Mike Sanford

Around 150 enjoyed what is thought to be the first ever concert at the Gunpit in Bluff when Summer Sounds Bluff took place on Sunday. In beautiful conditions the crowd relaxed on the grassy areas to enjoy a 90 minute concert with local performers Darcy Kerr, Jacob McQuarrie and their band followed b

A crash this evening on Conon and Selwyn Streets no serious injuries reported, A witness said one car failed to giveaway. One car had side door damage while the other vehicle sustained more serious front end damage. Note: these photos have been published as no serious or fatal injuries were reported

Update: Monday 29th Jan Emergency services were called to attend a single vehicle crash on the Tarras-Cromwell Highway just after 3:00pm yesterday, Sunday 28 January. The southbound Toyota Previa vehicle was travelling on a flat straight section of highway when it left the road and hit a large bould

Due to available fire crews at the Dongwha manufacturing plant fire a night shift crew had to attend a possible fire danger at CocoBella on Dee Street, owner operator Tracy Stenhouse, I popped into work to process the weekends internet and party plan orders, Nek Minute  one of the lights in the desp

A fire started in one of the dryer cyclones at the Southland factory just before 8am. Tthere were eleven fire crews at the scene with firefighters from Mataura, Gore, Edendale, Wyndham and Invercargill all in attendance. What we know: there were eleven fire crews at the scene firefighters were using

The Invercargill City Council is banning domestic outdoor hose use because of extreme low flows in the Oreti River, effective Sunday, 28 January. Water Manager Alister Murray said because of the continuing dry weather the Oreti River flows had continued to fall, and were forecast to fall even furthe

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is predicting very high to extreme fire dangers across Southland this week. Southland has had a total of 30 fires since the beginning of January. Fourteen of the fires have occurred after a total fire ban was imposed on Monday 14 th of January 2018. Fire and Emergency

Southland farmers are being encouraged to consider how they can take advantage of increasing opportunities in tourism. Venture Southland is hosting four agritourism information sessions across the region from October 23-26, to highlight potential tourism opportunities for Southland farmers. The info