Mike Sanford

Two Lotto players from Te Kuiti and Christchurch will be starting spring with some good news after winning $500,000 each in Saturday’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at New World Te Kuiti in Te Kuiti and Wainoni Pak N Save in Christchurch. Powerball was not struck this evening and ha

The race conditioning of two leading Southland cyclists could be the deciding factor in the Gore to Waikiwi Classic cycle race on Saturday. Luke Macpherson and Matt Zenovich are preparing for a tilt at the SBS Bank Tour of Southland later this year, and will use the handicapped weekend race as valua

Global pop phenomenon, ROBBIE WILLIAMS, today confirms that he will bring his mammoth Heavy Entertainment Show World Tour to New Zealand in February. The arena spectacular will take in Auckland’s Spark Arena on St. Valentine’s Day, Wednesday 14th February before heading to Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Sta

The Government has announced Ultra-Fast Broadband will be extended to an additional 13 towns and 1 fringe area in Southland, providing 4,500 households and businesses with access to world-class broadband, Sarah Dowie, MP for Invercargill, says. The rollout will also be speeded up, completing the ent

New Zealand’s first heavy equipment playground, Dig This Invercargill, will officially open on Monday 2 October 2017. A huge amount of work is currently underway ensuring the new facilities at 84 Otepuni Ave are ready for those eager to get a first try at Dig This Invercargill. Lex Chisholm, Dig Thi

Players from Auckland and Whanganui will be skipping all the way to the bank after each winning $333,333 in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at Pak n Save Lincoln Road in Auckland, New World Whanganui in Whanganui and on MyLotto to a player from Auckland. Powerball was not st

Monitoring carried out by Environment Southland, on 15 August, has shown high abundance of planktonic cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) at Waituna Lagoon in Southland. Planktonic (floating algae) cyanobacteria is different to that found in rivers during warmer months, but still produces toxins that c

Hospice Southland is set to benefit financially after a Charity Auction held on Saturday night at the Ascot Park Hotel in Invercargill raised $43,000 for the organisation. The Charity Auction was presented by well-known Invercargill retailer E Hayes and Sons to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Bu