Mike Sanford

With the mercury nudging 30° on Saturday night, it was hard to imagine Invercargill could heat up any further. That’s when Sam Cullen, Panther Claw, and Rhythmonyx proved us wrong at the Southland Musicians Club. Artfully washed under crimson lights, Invercargill’s rising star Sam Cullen easily impr

The Gore District Council’s 3 Waters team has not found the cause of a major loss of water from Mataura’s network despite a thorough survey of the town today. The Council will tomorrow bring in Leak Detection Services to assist with the search. It has the technical expertise and equipment to help id

A total fire ban has been imposed across Southland from midnight tonight, January 14. The ban comes in the wake of today’s 32 degree highs. ‘There is an extreme fire risk for the next two days, with the forecast for even higher temperatures as well as wind,” ,’ says Elton Smith, Southland Principal

The Invercargill Vodafone store has relocated to Esk Street Mall due to the previous building on the Corner of Kelvin & Tay Streets no longer up to minimum earthquake health & safety standards for staff and customers required by Vodafone New Zealand, Jo Sharp Invercargill Store franchise owner said.

A Lotto player from Auckland will be smiling all the way to the bank after winning $1 million with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning ticket was sold at Rockfield Superette in Auckland. Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled over to Wednesday night, where th

Photos from Southland Dog Obedience Club competitions on today (Saturday 13th January) at their grounds on Lindisfarne Street. Presented by Petsmart.nz There is also more competitions on Sunday January 14th – also at Lindisfarne Street. Thanks to Dave Loudon Photography.

The Police National Dive Squad will arrive in Queenstown over the weekend to assess conditions, as well as the viability of using sonar equipment to assist with locating and recovering the body. Police can now release the name of the missing skydiver who fell into Lake Wakatipu on Wednesday 10 Janua

Police have arrested a 17-year-old male in connection with a fire in Invercargill in the early hours of 9 January. Police were notified of the building fire around 1am on Tuesday. The building was extensively damaged in the fire, however no one was injured. The 17-year-old has been charged with arso