Mike Sanford

Question: What do global digital information giants such as Google and Facebook have in common with the Southern Steel netball franchise? Answer: Brainpower. Or, more precisely, computer power. Companies such as Google, Facebook and Uber have used machine learning to understand human behaviour. So,

All the big guns of New Zealand motorsport as well as some of the most exciting young single seater talents from around the globe will return to Teretonga Park in Invercargill over the weekend of 19-21 January 2018. The Speedworks Events MSNZ Championship event will showcase the premier classes of N

Angee Shand’s unwavering passion for the city augurs well for her new role as the Invercargill Licensing Trust’s Sales and Marketing Manager. With incumbent Chris Ramsay succeeding Greg Mulvey as chief executive from December 31, Shand starts with the Trust on January 22. “I’m incredibly excited. In

The Southland Sharks face a tough start to next year’s New Zealand National Basketball League, with two away back-to-back double header weekends to open the 2018 season. The NBL today released the draw for next season with the SIT Zero Fees-sponsored Sharks scheduled to play the 2018 NBL season-open

Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) will be incorporating Tai Poutini Polytechnic’s (TPP) Music and Audio Institute of NZ (MAINZ) under the SIT umbrella as of 2018. Since early November, SIT and TPP have undergone a process of discussion to determine the best option for TPP delivering tertiary vo

Southland’s coaching ranks have benefited hugely from a Performance Coach Programme which has just graduated its second intake. The two-year programme, delivered by Academy Southland, offers performance coaches extensive support in developing a coaching philosophy, coach wellness, developing and imp

Congratulations to this week’s whatsoninvers.nz Christmas Cracker random draw winners. The competition finishes Thursday 22nd so be sure to shop locally to be in to win. If you are one of these lucky winners, your names have been given to the stores. Pop in and say you won a What’s On Invers Christm

Ministry for Primary Industries are holding a community meeting in Southland on Mycoplasma bovis. Mycoplasma bovis is a bacterium that causes illness in cattle, including udder infection (mastitis), abortion, pneumonia, and arthritis. It does not infect humans and presents no food safety risk. This