Mike Sanford

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

New Zealand’s elderly are among some of the country’s most vulnerable, with alarming reports of social isolation and loneliness, mental wellbeing and access to health care services being just a handful of the issues facing our elderly people. But, one Invercargill rest home is doing its part to make

An Independent Community Advisory Panel in Invercargill is asking for the community’s feedback on dog rehoming and euthanasia in the area. Following the public response to a video showing a dog being euthanised by captive bolt in 2017, the Invercargill City Council suspended use of the euthanasia me

Powerball and Strike have both rolled over tonight, meaning there is a combined prize pool of $17.4 million up for grabs on Saturday night. Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled over to Saturday night, where the jackpot will be $16 million. Lotto First Division will be $1 million and

With water restrictions putting the kibosh on water fun in the sun for Gore and Mataura children, the Gore District Council is offering free admission to the Gore pool this Friday (26 January) from 3.00pm to 5.00pm. Both towns are on level 4 water restrictions, which bans the use of unattended hoses

The Invercargill City Council is calling on Invercargill and Bluff residents to conserve water and is imposing hosing restrictions until further notice. Water Manager Alister Murray said Invercargill and Bluff residents could only use a hand held hose because of the need to conserve water. “All unat

The fire which started on Tiwai Point at 7:10 pm on Monday night was contained overnight and is approximately 130ha. Two helicopters with night vision and fire crews worked through the night to contain the fire. At times the fire was 400 meters from the smelter complex and 100 meters from the main l