Malcolm Gayfer

This week the spotlight goes in New Zealand Country Music with the 44th New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards being held in Gore, the home of New Zealand country music. This is no small beer event. Over 700 contestants from all over New Zealand find their way to Gore to perform in front of audiences totall

Lorneville and Pukeuri among proposed plants for China chilled trial Our Lorneville (sheep) and Pukeuri (beef and lamb) processing plants are among 10 plants nominated for a six-month chilled export trial. The plants put forward for the trial were selected by the Meat Industry Association in consult

Congratulations to partner Mike Mika who has been appointed to the World Rugby Judiciary Panel. Mike is also a panel member for SANZAAR. He was one of two New Zealanders who attended training in Singapore with panel members from South Africa and Australia. The panel members also had the opportunity

It was a great night for Cycling Southland at the annual Cycling New Zealand awards dinner in Auckland last night. Steve Canny received a Services to Cycling award, in acknowledgement of his involvement in the construction of the SIT Zero Fees Velodrome and his unwavering and dedicated service to no

Fonterra Co-operative Group today increased its 2016/17 forecast Farmgate Milk Price by 15 cents to $6.15 per kgMS. Chairman John Wilson said the increase reflects the strong fundamentals supporting global dairy markets. “World dairy prices have risen in recent months and as we near the end of the s

New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English launches world-first premium lamb in Hong Kong A new kind of lamb set to spark a renaissance in the global appetite for premium meat has been launched by New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English at a reception in Hong Kong. Te Mana Lamb, the culmination of a de

Budget 2017 is investing $59.2 million over four years to ensure all road ambulance call outs are double crewed, says Invercargill MP Sarah Dowie. “This is great news for New Zealand, and especially great news for Southland. Double crewing all road ambulance call outs will help ensure patients are p

A young man from Central Otago is in hospital following an on farm accident yesterday. Senior Constable Darren Cox from Omakau Police says emergency services were called to a farm near Omakau after the local man became trapped in a hay bailer. Darren Cox says he was cut free by Fire staff and flown