Mike Sanford

In an epic trans-Tasman clash of the titans, the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel will take on the Sunshine Coast Lightning in March next year. In a showdown highly-anticipated by netball fans, the Steel, winners of the 2017 ANZ Premiership, will host the Noeline Taurua-coached Lightning, the 2017 Su

Fifty percent of the tickets for next year’s Bluff Oyster & Food Festival, scheduled to take place in Bluff on Saturday 26 May 2018, have been sold and event organisers are expecting a surge of sales over the next few weeks as traditionally tickets are purchased as Christmas presents at this time of

The future of Southland is a conversation being had by many in the region’s business community, but it’s something that affects the whole region, not just business. The Southland Regional Development Strategy (SoRDS) is something which many have heard of, but not all know how it relates to them. Sou

Police have arrested a 23-year-old woman after an incident at a Bluff address early on 18 November 2017. Police were called to a Boyne Street property at 12:22am where a 28-year-old man had received moderate injuries from a single stab wound to his arm. The victim was transported to Southland Hospit

From police bravery and celebrating culture, to saving puppies and the best of Southland’s musical talent, the latest edition of The Life is sure to be a must-read for all Southlanders over the coming holiday period. Invercargill-based marketing agency Market South has just released the fifth editio

The long-awaited disc golf course in Queens Park is ready to fly. Disc golf enthusiasts have been test driving the course for the past few weeks, but it will be launched officially on Sunday. Healthy Families Invercargill manager Jared Cappie said the journey through to completion of the course had

Table Tennis Southland have announced the finalists for awards at the end-of-year prize giving function to be held at Invercargill Working Men’s Club on Saturday week, November 25. The finalists are: MOST IMPROVED JUNIOR GIRL: Jacqui Bathurst Jessica Steininger Maia Cavanagh Lauryn Fleming Zoe Gray

There is one thing we can agree on – Southland requires a co-ordinated and collaborative approach if we are to attract 10,000 people to live and work in the region. The Southland Times article “Agency raises concerns” (November 13) clearly shows there is a diversity of views — and passion — on the f