Mike Sanford

Southland District Council is budgeting on residential rates rises ranging from 6% to 13% in its draft Annual Plan for 2023/2024. The analysis is based on budget and rating information as at 4 February 2023 and may change before Council adopts the final 2023/2024 Annual Plan in June 2023. Staff will

Some action photos from the Bluff Hill climb on Thursday, thanks to Vanessa Adcock Photography. Related: Action Photos From Burt Munro Challenge Beach Racing Bluff Hill Climb Crashes Lead to Hospitalisation of Five at Burt Munro Challenge

The 16th annual Burt Munro Challenge took a turn for the worse yesterday when two separate crashes resulted in five people being taken to Southland Hospital with injuries. The Bluff Hill Climb event saw riders collide with spectators, leaving one person in critical condition, three in serious condit

The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel’s international shooting star George Fisher has been ruled out of the 2023 netball season with a serious knee injury. Medical imaging has revealed Fisher suffered a rupture to her ACL and an associated fracture during the Steel’s preseason encounter with the NSW S

Update: A man from Tuatapere, Andy Pender, has come forward as the individual responsible for poisoning over 200 pine trees on council property in a Southland town. When asked for comment, Pender admitted, “I am the guilty party.” The police had announced the previous day that a 54-year-old resident

One lucky player from Invercargill will be celebrating tonight after winning $200,000 with Strike Four in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning ticket was sold at Collingwood Foodcentre to a player from Invercargill. Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled over to Saturday night, where

Related: Free Motorbike Parking in Invercargill Central This Week Riders traveling to the Burt Munro Challenge are reminded that our public roads aren’t the place to test the limits of your bike. Southland Police want everyone attending the action-packed event from 8-12 February to get there safely,

It’s ‘full beam ahead’ on the new two-lane Beaumont Bridge on SH8 in the Clutha District on SH8, with the placement earlier this week of the last of 36 steel beams for the project by Waka Kotahi contractors. The new 193 metre modern two-lane structure over the Clutha River will replace the current s