Mike Sanford

Two Lotto players from Palmerston North and Upper Hutt will be shouting from the rooftops after each winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at Cloverlea Four Square in Palmerston North and Countdown Maidstone in Upper Hutt. Powerball wa

Southern District Police have received numerous calls reporting an automated phone scam targeting the Southern area. The automated message is in a Kiwi Accent: “This is the Police you owe money to Inland Revenue, if you don’t pay you will be arrested. Please call 04 889 0505 When rung a person asks

Budding Southland performers and dance enthusiasts are in for a treat this weekend as Footnote New Zealand Dance visits the city. The contemporary dance company will present their latest work, Search Engine and host a dance masterclass on Saturday, 12 May. The performance and masterclass are part of

Te Anau Police are investigating two burglaries which occurred over the weekend in which firearms were taken. Between midnight and 5am on Sunday 6 May a ute parked at a property on Melland Place was broken into. A shotgun and high powered rifle were taken from the vehicle, as well as other items. Be

Southern District Health Board (SDHB) is promoting the importance of immunisation throughout one’s life, including shingles and influenza immunisation for those aged 65 and older, and immunisation for all pregnant women. SDHB medical officer of health Dr Keith Reid says that as people got older, the

The third week of the Southland Arts Festival has the potential to ruffle a few feathers. The festival which launched on the 25th April and runs until Sunday, 20 May is promoting the festival’s most risqué show to date. If there’s not dancing at the revolution, I’m not coming has the potential to ca

Over 70 people from all sectors of the community met in Gore yesterday for the first of three workshops to formulate a plan for a vibrant, successful and sustainable Gore District. It was the first time members of the six action teams involved in the Ready for Growth development project have come to

Southland/Otago Competition results from games played at the SDRL grounds , Elles Road, Invercargill last Saturday. Write up courtesy of Southland District Rugby League. In the first game of the day we had He Tauaa up against University from Dunedin. Uni had gone through the Otago part of the local