Mike Sanford

Mal’s Music Memory pt 2 An ANZAC Day Special. I heard this on the wireless this morning and immediately thought this deserves a whirl seeing it’s ANZAC Day and it’s by Southlander Jackie Bristow. The video also tells it like it was on the battlefields and in the trenches in WW!

Tomorrow morning (April 25), the Last Post will ring out, as people pay their respects to servicemen and woman on Anzac Day, throughout New Zealand. Invercargill Sevice: Cenotaph, Dee St, 7am Eastern Cemetery, 9am NZEF association at 177 Don Street, 10am Winton Service: Anzac Oval, Great North Rd, 7

ANZAC Day tomorrow and who is going to a Dawn Parade commemoration anywhere around Southland. And if you will be marking ANZAC day in a different country please let us know. We’d love to hear about it. Anyway what to choose for a Mal’s Musical Memory. I’ve come up with John Williamson’s Digger’s Of

What’s the mysterious 737 that came in this morning? Wondering if it is related to the intelligence conference in Queenstown?

Over the last week Ascot Park Hotel Brass Band participated in the New Zealand Brass Band Championships in Wellington. They got 6th overall. 7th = in hymn. 6th in test and 6th in own choice.   Highlight results are Junior Euphonium (Jim Rafferty Cup) Daniel Chow, The Devon Hotel New Plymouth Brass (

The Southland Sharks face the Nelson Giants tonight (April 22) in Invercargill, beginning a run of four home games, during this year’s National Basketball League. The match up of the game is between forwards and former New Zealand Breakers team-mates, Finn Delany (Giants) and Reuben Te Rangi (Sharks

UPDATED: The Southland Brick Show is on today and tomorrow (April 22-23) at the Ascot Park Hotel and there will be new displays, a bigger and better play area, Lego to purchase on-site – including the opportunity for Lego-lovers to purchase their own customised minifigure, to keep as a momentum. Leg

UPDATED: Yesterday (April 21) Invercargill RSA members and community volunteers hit the streets and set up collection stalls throughout the city to raise funds for local RSA-related welfare. RSA committee member and welfare officer Ewen Muir, who served in New Zealand and had a corporal rank during