Mike Sanford

Police are appealing for witnesses, after two males have entered the Sunbeam Milk Bar, Coutts Road in Gore tonight at around 7.20pm and demanded money and cigarettes. They were unsuccessful in their attempt to rob the milk bar and ran off from the store. No one was injured. They were last seen  runn

Survival is the theme of this year’s annual Paranormal Prom, which promises a night of free, fun entertainment for teens on July 1. The event, to be held at the Invercargill Public Library, is for teens between 12 and 18 years of age, and there will be plenty of activities on offer. Attendees will b

Music/Fashion Guru Kat Kemp was lucky enough to see Tiki Taane at the Invercargill Civic Theatre on Tuesday night, here is her review. From start to finish the show tugged at your heart strings. A story of love & tragedy. Amazing choreography by Aotearoa Arieal Theatre Company & of course fantastic

Invercargill Airport has won the best Public Architecture category at the 2017 Southern Architecture Awards. It also picked up a Resene Colour Award at the event, which was organised by the New Zealand Institute of Architects. The judges said the airport design by architects Warren and Mahoney  was

National MP Todd Barclay has today announced he will not stand as the candidate for Clutha-Southland in the 2017 election, and will leave Parliament at the end of this term. “I got into politics because I was inspired by the people I worked for, Bill English, Gerry Brownlee and Hekia Parata.  I want

Members of the public are asked to stay away from Invercargill Airport between 1-4pm this afternoon, while emergency services conduct an emergency response exercise. Airport spokesman Glenn Knipe said the exercise would involve the use of live fire-training scenarios within the confines of the airfi

SBS Bank’s result for the financial year to 31 March 2017 includes its strongest ever net surplus of $27.4 million, up 37% from $20.0 million the previous year. Chairman John Ward said, “While SBS Bank has been a key contributor, with significant growth in both residential lending and retail deposit

New Zealander Tom Scully won his first race in GreenArgyle on Sunday, when he took the final stage of La Route du Sud, giving Cannondale-Drapac its second victory in as many days. Pierre Rolland won the race’s queen stage on Saturday. Scully, 27, rode for Drapac Professional Cycling Team last season