Mike Sanford

Insects, plants, birds and lichens will all be the target of smart phone users during a Mini BioBlitz event being held at Sandy Point on Saturday 14 October. Organised by Environment Southland and supported by the Department of Conservation and Invercargill City Council, the event is a great opportu

Police can now release the names of the three people killed in a crash on the Dipton Winton Highway at approximately 9:40pm on Sunday October 8th. Firefighters cut free two children a 2-year-old and a two-month-old – who survived the crash. A helicopter crew flew the children to Invercargill’s Kew H

Police have arrested one person in relation to a dairy robbery that occured on Coutts Road, Gore around 7:30pm Thursday, 5 October, 2017. A 15-year-old male has appeared in youth court on charges of aggravated robbery and aggravated wounding. Police are still looking to locate two other males in rel

Police Update: Tuesday 10th October SH 6 road closure postponed – Dipton Winton Highway – SH 6 – Southern” There will be no short-term closure of State Highway 6 in Southland today. The highway was to be closed for a short time today as Police returned to do further work at the scene of Sunday’s […]

Promising young rider Marshall Erwood managed to hold the U13 yellow jersey from start to finish to be the best placed Southlander in the Cycling Southland-run three- day cycle tour. More than 105 riders from around the country took part in the six-stage 34 th Yunca Junior Tour of Southland held ove

Three people have died as a result of a two-car crash on State Highway 6 north of Winton last night. Emergency services were called to the crash on the Dipton Winton Highway, near Ladbrook Road, about 9:40pm. The highway was closed most of the night while the Serious Crash Unit attended. The road re

Liam MacDonald of Invercargill made a clean sweep of his class at Teretonga Park near Invercargill on Saturday. The meeting, presented by Downer, saw MacDonald win all five Noel McIntyre Drainage Clubmans Saloon races in his Ford Falcon. Bradley Dawson of Invercargill (Chev Camaro) was second on eac

More than 100 submissions have been received on the Southland Mayoral Forum’s proposal for a regional development agency. The month-long submission period closed on Monday with 94 submissions received before the 4.00 pm deadline. A further 13 submissions were received after the deadline and the Sout