Mike Sanford

Lotto players from Papamoa and Nelson might be booking a holiday to more tropical weather tomorrow after each winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning Lotto tickets were sold at Pak n Save Papamoa in Papamoa and Countdown Nelson in Nelson. Powerball was no

Fiordland has turned on spectacular conditions on day four of The Ultimate Waterman, resulting in plenty of change in the overall standings after five of eight events. Defending champion Zane Schweitzer (HAW) has beaten Caio Vaz (BRA) to take out the SUP surfing competition. However, Vaz has jumped

Police are now in a position to release the names of the two people killed in the microlight crash at Kaka Point in the Catlins on Sunday. They were 30-year-old Thomas John Evans and 26-year-old Jenna Frances Craig, both of south Otago. Their families have asked for media outlets to please respect t

Australian newcomer to The Ultimate Waterman, Jackson Maynard (Currumbin), has triumphed in his first outing at the event smashing his opponents in the Prone Paddleboard discipline today (Saturday 1st April). The Prone Paddleboard is the first of eight disciplines being contested over the next nine

Two people are dead following a microlight aircraft crash near Kaka Point, south of Dunedin A St John spokesman confirmed two ambulances were sent to the scene, believed to be a farm in the area, and two helicopters were mobilised. Those helicopters were stood down once paramedics arrived at the sce

Four lucky Lotto players from across New Zealand will be celebrating tonight after winning $2 million each with Powerball in tonight’s live Lotto draw. In tonight’s special Must Be Won draw, there were no First Division Powerball winners, so the $8 million Powerball jackpot rolled down to Division T

This Saturday Riverside Speedway puts a full stop on what could only be described as an epic season of speedway action. Track commentator Daryl Shuttleworth said “the club has certainly taken the entertainment factor to a whole new level, and with some great ideas in the pipeline its only going to g

The $11.5 million dollar upgrade of the Branxholme Water Treatment Plant is due to be finished by mid-April, and will provide Invercargill and Bluff residents with cleaner drinking water, free of the summer-time muddy taste. Council Water Manager Alister Murray said the upgrade was only a couple of