Mike Sanford

On Saturday the Invercargill City Council’s Matariki Festival market day on Esk Street Mall was a huge success with hundreds of shoppers and food-lovers heading to town to enjoy the city centre family outing. Esk Street Mall was closed to traffic for the day, where a large marquee was set up for cra

Gore District Mayor Tracy Hicks has reiterated the Council’s pledge to support Otama water scheme users take over ownership of the scheme after they voted to end their relationship with the Council. A referendum to decide the future governance and management of the scheme has resulted in a resoundin

It’s not every day you win $250,000 – but today is that day for four Lotto players who won Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at Onerahi Bookshop and Lotto in Whangarei The Cutting Bar and Lotto Shop in Auckland Ashby Superette in Auckland a MyLotto play

The South Island Teams & Canterbury Open Table Tennis Championships were held in Christchurch recently. Junior teams were selected to represent Southland in the U18 Boys, U18 Girls, U15 Boys and U13 Boys age groups at the event which had the largest entries for many years with a total of 37 junior t

Sarah Dowie, MP for Invercargill, congratulates Invercargill Middle School for winning Excellence in Teaching and Learning at the prestigious Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards last night. “This award is a testament to Invercargill Middle School’s hard work and commitment to education inno

Invercargill Police are seeking information from the public following a serious assault in the early hours of Thursday morning (29th June) in the city. A man was walking to work at around 3.20am in the area of Nith Street and Eye Street when he was attacked from behind and seriously assaulted in an

After a great season the Southern Steel who have been leading all season took out the ANZ Premiership grand final beating the Pulse 69-53 at ILT Southland Stadium on Wednesday night. Unstoppable during 2017, the Steel were a class above all-comers this season, overcoming adversity to clinch an impre

iHire Invercargill’s doors open on Monday (July 3) for the new firm’s grand opening and manager Richard Marrah will be back working with an industry he thrives in. Mr Marrah, who has more than 20 years of first-hand industry experience, said there is plenty of competition in the region, but was happ