Mike Sanford

Waikiwi Gardens Rest Home launched their Day Stay service this morning with Invercargill City Councillor Darren Ludlow attending the official opening. whatsoninvers.nz is always keen to support great community initiatives; we popped out and were pretty blown away by the community support. Southern C

Bill English has announced that he will step down as the National Party leader. Bill realised he wanted to stand down during the summer period when he reflected on his position. Bill will remain the leader until the 27th.

The Gore District Council is urging Mataura residents not to get too complacent about water use just yet with recent rainfall not enough to sustain water levels in the town’s reservoir. 3 Waters Asset Manager Matt Bayliss said the water flow into the Pleura Dam has dropped off quicker than expected

A cavalcade of Vintage Tractors, Jeeps and Trucks, trekking 2000k Bluff to Cape Reinga fundraising for Hospice have set off from Invercargill today raising money Hospice New Zealand. You can donate to this great cause via their Givealittle page  and follow their progress via their Facebook page The

Defending champion Liam MacDonald of Invercargill has regained the lead of Class 2 in the BNT V8’s Championship after the penultimate round at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon in Feilding this weekend. MacDonald came into the round one point behind Albany driver Chelsea Herbert after his early championsh

Southland Police can now name the man who died overnight following an assault in Invercargill. He was attending a birthday party at the Marist Old Boys Rugby Football Club in Georgetown when he died. Detective Senior Sergeant Stu Harvey said. He was 27-year-old Chanel Lee Simmonds, also known as Cha

A 27-year-old Invercargill man has died following an alleged assault overnight. Police were called to an incident at the Marist Old Boys Rugby Football Club in Georgetown, Invercargill at 11.45pm last night. The man was found unresponsive by emergency services and attempts to revive him with CPR wer

Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled over to Wednesday night, where the jackpot will be $6 million. Meanwhile, Strike Four was won by a player in Cambridge, who takes home $500,000. The winning Strike ticket was sold at New World Cambridge in Cambridge. Summer just became even hotter