Mike Sanford

Work to improve safety at the Exmouth Street – St Andrew Street intersection starts on Monday, 15 Janauary 2018. Local residents have been advised that the intersection and footpath will be closed for up to three weeks. The work involves road reconstruction and resurfacing with asphalt, followed by

The NZ Transport Agency is advising people travelling on Dunedin’s Southern motorway to expect detours and some delays while work is done to make the road safer. “There will be detours in place over the next three months while the Safe Roads team widens the road between Dunedin and Mosgiel, lays a n

Open Wheel classes will run for championship glory as The Riverside Speedway kick off their first meeting of 2018. The Southland Title will be on the line for Modified Sprints, a title vacant due to not being contested last season, and it would take a brave man to pick a winner with the mixed bag […

The Gore District Council will be doing everything in its power to ensure the removal of ouvea premix stored in the former Mataura paper mill, Gore District Mayor Tracy Hicks said today. The resource consent for the storage of 10,000 tonnes of the oxide residue expires today (11 January). Its owner

Today the Police Dive Squad will be investigating the viability of using sonar equipment to assist with the recovery of the skydiver missing at Lake Wakatipu. Given the nature of the incident and the time that has past the ongoing Police activity is focussed on a recovery operation rather than a res

Work to improve the safety for motorists, pedestrians, and other road users will be undertaken this month with the installation of traffic lights at the intersection of Deveron and Gala Streets. Fulton Hogan is contracted to carry out the work on behalf of the Invercargill City Council, which is exp

Talk about the ultimate sporting juggle. Gifted Southland racquet sports youngster Finn Holden is set to achieve a rare national feat to underline his unique all-round ability. Finn, 14, will play in the New Zealand Junior Tennis Championships and then the New Zealand Table Tennis junior team traini

Invercargill driver Liam MacDonald is keen to extend his record of success at Mike Pero Motorsport Park at Ruapuna in Christchurch when Round 3 of the BNT V8’s Championship takes place at the circuit on the outskirts of the South Island’s largest city this weekend. MacDonald has only paid three visi