Malcolm Gayfer

The Catlins Coast Community Tourism Strategy 2016-26 is now a living document with the recent approval of all stakeholders. The new document follows on from the original strategy implemented in 2004. During the past ten years, the community has successfully implemented 80 of the 91 recommendations i

The entry of 2015 New Zealand Rally Champion, Ben Hunt, into the Catlins Coast Rally on Saturday 6 August is a huge coup for rally organisers. Catlins rally. Photo: Euan Cameron Originally from Nelson, but now living in Auckland, Hunt has been one of this country’s leading rally drivers for many yea

Southern motorists are urged to take extra caution again as we face varying frost conditions across our region. Emergency services are currently attending to ice/speed related crashes in Dunedin, Southland and Clutha areas. Police urge motorists to take care when driving into shaded areas, bridge cr

A much needed boost for the Southland dairy industry with news out  that a new dairy processing plant is to be built in the province. Mataura Valley Milk have announced plans to build a $200m  high tech processing plant at McNab, 7k’s north of Gore. State owned China Animal Husbandry is taking a sta

pic – whatsoninvers   The Invercargill City Council has been awarded the 2016 Project of the Year Award for moving its Land Information Memorandum (LIM) from a paper based to electronic system. The awarded was presented at the annual Association of Local Government Information Management (ALGIM) Inf

Southern Police are reminding motorists that with the winter season now upon us, extra care needs to be taken on our roads. District Road Policing Manager Inspector Tania Baron says, so far, much of the country has had a mild winter, but the Southern region is now well and truly feeling the winter [

Yes, Southern Netball icon Robyn Broughton is far from done with coaching. The coach with an illustrious record of success has been sought by top UK club Mavericks. This is how they announced the appointment to the netball world. Photo: supplied Mavericks Netball are delighted to announce the appoin

Invers based meat processor Alliance Group have dispatched their new market-ready packs for launch in China next month. The products will be launched in the retail and food service sectors. Initially, the Pure South / Grand Farm co-branded lamb products will be targeted to the upper end of the marke