Mike Sanford

Sport Southland and ILT Stadium Southland are calling on Southlanders to step up to a new challenge; with the inaugural Stadium Step Up set to burst into action on Sunday 6 August. The event will see participants take on an indoor course that will traverse the stairs, corridors and courts covering m

Southlander Brendon Leitch is wrapping up a successful race weekend at the Mosport circuit in Ontario, Canada, with points on the board and the satisfaction of having completed three races with a fast and consistent car beneath him. His team, Kiwi Motorsport, added a second car at this round of the

No Bonamia ostreae has been detected in the Ministry for Primary Industries’ latest testing of the Bluff wild oyster fishery. “This is good news and demonstrates that the removal of farmed oysters from Big Glory Bay is the right thing to do to lessen the risk to the wild fishery”, says MPI Director

The south does it again ! Nigel Woodhead has won the ultra prestigious FMG Young Farmer of The Year title at the contest finals function over the weekend. The sheep and beef farmer from the Milton area continues the Otago-Southland region’s rich history in producing the nation’s top young farmers. W

Police in the Southern District are urging drivers to stay off the roads tonight if they can possibly do so. There is a significant amount of black ice in several parts of the District, including Central Otago, Southland and Waitaki. Police have received reports of several crashes this afternoon whe

Southern District Police are disappointed at the actions of one driver in the Gibbston valley, Queenstown, this afternoon who was stopped after being caught speeding at 179km/hr in a 100km/hr zone. The 40-year-old Queenstown man was clocked speeding on SH6 near Victoria Flats Road, Gibbston Valley,

A player from Tauranga will be planning an epic celebration after winning $10.3 million with Powerball First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning ticket was sold on MyLotto to a player from Tauranga and is made up of $10 million from Powerball First Division and $333,333 from Lotto Fir

Koha Kai now have a new van thanks to the drive of Hoamz Real Estate salesman Carl Wilson, the team at Hoamz and the generosity of other partnering businesses. Carl Wilson, of Invercargill, handed the van keys to Koha Kai founder and project leader Janice Lee yesterday (July 7) at the Feldwick Gates