Mike Sanford
The first of Cycling Southland’s spring classics, the Geo W Wilson and Sons Limited Gore to Waikiwi Classic, took place on Saturday, with Mike White claiming a title which had long escaped him. Having finished on the podium previously, White made the most of his opportunity this time around on a day
Invercargill Police have arrested and charged a 29-year-old man in relation to an aggravated robbery in the city on 18 August. The man appeared in Invercargill District Court on 22 August, charged with aggravated robbery, unlawful possession of a firearm, theft of a motor vehicle, unlawfully taking
The Government has acquired 100 percent of Kiwibank’s parent company, Kiwi Group Holdings (KGH), ensuring the bank remains fully Kiwi-owned. KGH, which also operates New Zealand Homes Loans, had been owned by NZ Post, ACC and the NZ Super Fund. Under the terms of the agreement when ACC and NZ Super
Emergency Department wait times are soaring in Southland, with more than one in five people waiting at least six hours for treatment, MP for Southland Joseph Mooney says. “There has also been a marked decline in the proportion of people who go to the Emergency Department being seen within six hours.
Highways South, the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency highway maintenance contractor in Southland, will be closing part of SH6 for a week from 19 September to replace a major culvert. SH6, the Lumsden-Dipton highway, will be closed between Caroline Valley Road and Josephville-St Patrick’s Road from 19
Kerbside recycling is among waste minimisation initiatives back on the agenda for the Gore District Council. The Council this week agreed to several initiatives to come out of its Rethinking Waste project. They include: Investigating the feasibility and community support for a kerbside recycling col
Police have executed a search warrant and arrested a man in relation to recent offending in Invercargill. The warrant was executed at a residential address in Invercargill on Thursday morning, in relation to a ram raid at the Found My Way store on Windsor Street on Monday and an aggravated robbery a
It’s been a busy week for the criminal elements of our city, are we in the middle of a crime wave or is this just the beginning? There was a failed ram raid attempt at Blackwoods on Bill Richardson Drive this morning around 5:30am, a store staff member said. The stores main window was damaged […]