Mike Sanford

For the second year in a row, Maui’s Zane Schweitzer has been crowned The Ultimate Waterman, prevailing in a test of skill, strength and spirit that has seen eight athletes tackle eight disciplines in nine days, throughout the Southland region of New Zealand. Needing to finish no worse than fourth i

The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel take on the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic at ILT Stadium Southland in Invercargill tonight (April 10), in the team’s first home netball game in round 3 of the ANZ Premiership. Team captains, Wendy Frew (Steel) and Casey Kopua (Magic), believe the intensity lifted in

Three Lotto players will be jumping for joy after each winning $333,333 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning Lotto tickets were sold at New World Westend in Rotorua, City Books and Lotto in Rotorua and Pak N Save Masterton in Masterson. Powerball was not struck this ev

“UPDATE: Serious crash on SH1 south of Dundedin now fatal” One person has died following the serious crash involving a small truck and car on State Highway One, between Milton and Waihola, south of Dunedin, this afternoon. Three other people, including the truck driver, have been taken to hospital w

The RNZAF Black Falcons hit the skies today over Lake Te Anau today at 2:30pm. Turned out to be a beautiful day. Tomorrow they are off to Nelson to do the same display.

The Ultimate Waterman contestants head indoors to Splash Palace today (Saturday, April 8) with an underwater strength run and swim. Athletes will jump into the pool, grab two 25kg weights and run 25metres along the bottom of the pool to a 1metre wide zone, with the aim not surfacing for air. They wi

The SIT Zero Fees Southland Sharks are set to play the James Blond Supercity Rangers on Saturday (April 8) in game five of the National Basketball League at ILT Stadium Southland. The Sharks return home after two games on the road. Since 2013 the Sharks have been dominant at home with a 29-9 record.

Hundreds of Southland primary school-aged children are expected to converge at Surrey Park Athletics Stadium on Saturday (April 8) for the Southland Primary Schools Athletics Sports championships. The track and field event is scheduled to start at 9.15am with long jump and end with age-group relays