Mike Sanford

Great South’s Board of Directors are pleased to announce the appointment of Chami Abeysinghe to the role of Chief Executive at Great South, Southland’s regional development agency. Board Chair and interim Chief Executive, Ian Collier, said he is delighted that Mrs Abeysinghe will be leading the Grea

Two lucky Powerball players from Auckland and Timaru will be on cloud nine after each winning $7.3 million with Powerball First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw.  The winning tickets were both sold on MyLotto.   The prizes are made up of $7 million from Powerball First Division and $333,333 fro

This afternoon Invercargill City Council mayoral candidate, Nobby Clark released the list of candidates who will run under the ‘Let’s go Invercargill’ ticket’. A few more names are expected next week. In short media release Clark said, attached for your reference is the list of candidates Allan Arno

I’m deeply concerned about the future of the Southern Institute of Technology as the Government’s mega merger structure falters. I am devastated that these so-called reforms have left the sector in a far worse position than when the Education Minister began his doomed restructuring plan three years

Emergency services are responding to a crash on Gore Street Bluff involving a vehicle and two pedestrians. Police were alerted to the crash just after 1:30pm. Initial indications suggest there are serious injuries. Traffic management will be in place while emergency services attend the scene. Motori

Four days of non-stop gymnastics has ended in Invercargill on Saturday. In aerobics, rhythmic, mens’ and women’s artistic, and trampoline gymnastics, forty-three prize givings have seen more than 1,500 medals awarded across 230-odd events within the championships. Though amongst all those medals, wa

A successful joint operation by NZ Police and Customs has resulted in the seizure of a significant quantity of methamphetamine and an arrest for importation. Half-a-kilogram of methamphetamine was concealed within a box of Lego from the USA and intercepted by Customs at the border with an estimated

Get ready to dust off the retro threads and transport yourself to a golden age in Kiwi motorsport: the George Begg Festival is returning to Invercargill. The inaugural event was held in February 2020; following a brief pandemic-induced hiatus, it is set to return to the south from 30 March – 2 April