Mike Sanford

Invercargill Police have spoken to a number of young people in relation to the 26 graffiti and tagging offences reported on the 26th of August 2017. The tagging was on Kelvin Street and Victoria Avenue in Invercargill. Four young people will be referred to Youth Aid. Police Constable Tyson Wells wou

A 21-year-old Winton man has been charged with burglary, theft and firearms offences following a search warrant in Winton yesterday. Among the $40,000 worth of items recovered was a jet boat cut into small pieces (pictured) and a number of firearms, all of which had been stolen. The motor and jet un

Leading food company Alliance is to invest $1.7 million in its Pukeuri plant in Oamaru and Lorneville near Invercargill as it seeks to capture more value from its products. The investment will improve the recovery of offal at Pukeuri in North Otago, which at its peak employs more than 920 people. Th

Six more prominent Southland musicians will be honoured with induction in the Southland Musicians Club Southland Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at a special show in October. This year’s inductees are: Francis Kerrison Pat Houlihan Ross Turner Terry Bradshaw Jeff Ross Nick Tansley Francis Kerrison will b

Talented musician Jenny Mitchell has had a year she will forever remember and the Invercargill public will get a rare chance to celebrate with her in October. Mitchell was this year named Southland’s Entertainer of the Year and not long after was crowned the New Zealand Gold Guitar winner. “This yea

A Southland sporting organisation has taken the healthy approach to rewarding its budding young players. Southland Basketball, in partnership with Healthy Families Invercargill and Splash Palace, have adopted new Player of the Day prizes for its miniball competition which include two for one voucher

Porsche, Lotus and Mercedes – there will be some sensational cars on the grid when the 2017/18 motor racing season begins at Teretonga Park near Invercargill this weekend. The opening round of the 2017 Carters Tyre Service South Island Endurance Series heads the action on Saturday with the 1 Hour ra

A logging truck and train collided at the Lake street rail intersection on Monday with the occupants having a lucky escape with no serious injuries reported. Emergency services were alerted to the incident in Lake St about 11.15am Police said it was unclear how both the truck & train had collided, t