Mike Sanford

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has declared a prohibited fire season for Southland as of 8 am Wednesday 1 February 2023, until further notice. A prohibited fire season means a total ban on outdoor fires. Southland District Manager Julian Tohiariki says due to La Nina conditions, Southland is experie

Strengthening of the 600-metre section of Mataura stop bank, identified at risk of erosion pre-Christmas, is in full swing this week. Last year, while a geophysical report found there was no obvious structural damage to the stop banks on the Mataura River as a result of the 2020 flood event, river e

Environment Southland is urging dog owners to take care this summer when visiting Southland rivers. We have had a report of a dog dying from suspected toxic algae poisoning after playing in the Upukerora River area, Te Anau, over the weekend. Environment Southland chief scientist Karen Wilson encour

Cycling Southland hosted events on road and track over the weekend, with repeat winners taking the main prizes. In the ILT New Year Track Carnival, hosted at the SIT Zero Fees Velodrome on Friday and Saturday, Marshall Erwood became the first rider to etch his name on the Cycling Southland wheel rac

National Party leader Christopher Luxon is heading South and will hold a public meeting in the city on Friday, Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds says. “Mr Luxon will be at Transport World, from 3.00pm, with the doors opening at 2.30pm. “This meeting will be a good chance for people to hear from Christo

A National Government would scrap Three-Waters because it believes in localism, not centralisation, that was one of the messages National Party leader Chris Luxon gave the hundreds of Southlanders who turned out in Invercargill today/yesterday to hear him speak. “We will repeal Three Waters and work

Magnus Jamieson sprinted to the win in the Stonewood Homes Gore to Invercargill Classic yesterday. The event, organised by Cycling Southland, was contested over a 71km course in near perfect weather conditions, with riders starting from the Gore Town and Country Club and finishing opposite McQuarrie

It will be a big weekend of cycling on road and track this weekend as Cycling Southland hosts three events over four days. Longest running club classic in the country, The Stonewood Homes Gore to Invercargill Classic will kick things off on Thursday, with riders in the open classic handicap race tak