Mike Sanford

The Riversdale and Balfour communities debated, danced, Mexican Waved, shouted and roared support for their teams in an epic War on the Waimea stage clash last Saturday night in the Riversdale Hall, netting the community an estimated $80,000. War on the Waimea was always going to be fierce between r

Eight of the world’s best watermen are starting to gather in New Zealand for The Ultimate Waterman 2017. The third year of The Ultimate Waterman will provide athletes with an event greater challenge as they tackle the spectacular, and often rugged, conditions of the Southland and Catlins coasts. Def

Police Update #1 SH1 at Woodlands to remain closed overnight – Woodlands, Invercargill  State Highway 1 remains closed at Woodlands, Invercargill, following a serious crash involving a truck and a car. The crash happened at about 9.15pm, leaving one person in a critical condition. Police advise that

There were some convincing winners at KartSport Southland’s Spirit Of A Nation meeting at the Invercargill Oil Shop Raceway at Pit Road, Sandy Point, Invercargill this weekend. The Sievwright Spirit Championships provided the last opportunity to gain racing miles prior to the KartSport New Zealand S

A new ecological survey is set to get under way next week to investigate the environmental and commercial feasibility of salmon farming at a site on Stewart Island. Scientists from the Nelson-based Cawthron Institute will carry out fieldwork including detailed seabed surveys in the north arm of Port

Forget rolling in the deep, Lotto players from Auckland and Waikato will be rolling in cash after each winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning Lotto tickets were sold at Fresh For Less in Auckland and on MyLotto to a player from Waikato. Powerball was not

South Port Chairman, Rex Chapman commented that the timing of this decision had been signaled to the Board for a number of years. The Board is naturally disappointed to lose a person of Mark’s calibre, particularly given the significant progress the Company has made over the last two decades while h

In September 2010 after a heavy snow storm, the roof of the Stadium Southland collapsed. The Trust, which operated the Stadium, sued the Invercargill City Council alleging the collapse to be the fault of the Council. On 20 August 2015, Justice Dunningham found the Council liable for the cost of the