Mike Sanford

Southlanders make New Years Honour list. Nigel Skelt, Invercargill – For services to badminton Nigel Skelt, vice-president of Badminton New Zealand and general manager of Stadium Southland, has been a long-term supporter of regional, national and international badminton. A New Zealand representative

Invercargill’s local community hero Janice Lee founder of Kohi Kai is a finalist in the New Zealander of the Year awards for the Kiwibank New Zealand Local Hero of the Year award section. whatsoninvers.nz asked janice for a comment…..How am I feeling…. bewildered and incredibly honoured, and gratefu

Firefighters along with an Ambulance are attending a callout to the Kelvin Hotel, there are reports of smoke in the basement. A fire communications spokesman said they were still getting to the cause/source of the smoke. One of the hotels boilers caught fire, no one was injured and the Kelvin hotel

It was almost becoming a regular occurrence – the sound of a Formula 1 racing car blasting around Teretonga Park near Invercargill on a Friday afternoon. For the last two Friday’s the shrill sound of a Ford Cosworth V8 has echoed around the country’s oldest motor racing circuit powering a mid-1990’s

If you’re travelling through the Central Otago area on SH8 over the summer you may come across this site. The vehicle pictured was involved in a serious crash in Waitahuna two weeks ago – luckily the occupants managed to walk away without serious consequence, however not everyone is so lucky. With t

Christmas came early this year, with the 20-year reunion of Invercargill rock royalty, Grogan at the Southland Musicians Club on Saturday. First were opening acts. The Dense cracked through their set with 70s-era Buzzcocks aplomb, musical prowess, and the occasional flying drumstick.  The way these

The draw is in and the winners confirmed in total we had over $1,500 worth of prizes including the random prize draw winners. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to everyone for taking the time to enter. Merry Christmas #1 Virginia Hirner $160 $50 Michael Hill $50 Voyant Fashion $20 Sterling S

Ohai Police, Fire and Ambulance were called out to a vehicle rollover on SH 96 near Wreys Bush this morning. Luckily the sole occupant only suffered minor discomfort, thanks largely to wearing a seatbelt. Southland has received a large amount of rain overnight and this morning, making driving condit