Mike Sanford

Mooving day has come and gone with the team at AWS Legal seeing a record number of settlements. The first day of winter, mooving day marks the date farming families, shareholders, contract milkers and employees across the region move to new farms. Despite it being just one day, preparation for moovi

The current media landscape is concerning. On Thursday night the GroundswellNZ and the Taxpayers Union Stop Three Waters roadshow rolled into town.  It was a full house at the Working Mans Club of over 600+ people attend. Not a peep or mention from ODT, Southland Times / Stuff’d, Southland Express,

Severe gales for parts of central and southern New Zealand and further heavy snow possible in the far south A strong, unsettled and cold west to southwest flow lies over New Zealand, with several embedded troughs and fronts. Severe weather warnings and watches for strong wind remain in force for par

Gary Templeton’s dedication to his hometown of Tuatapere has been recognised with a Community Service Award. The Tuatapere Te Waewae Community Board, in conjunction with Southland District Council, presented the award to Mr Templeton at a function at the Tuatapere Town and Country Club on Monday 14

Gale to severe gale westerlies covering many parts of the country A strong unsettled west to southwest flow lies over New Zealand, with several embedded troughs and weakening fronts. Severe weather warnings and watches for strong wind remain in force for many areas. People are advised to keep up to

A 26-year-old man was arrested early on Saturday morning after allegedly doing a number of burglaries in the Central Southland areas of Benmore and South Hillend. The man has now been charged with multiple offences including burglary and unlawfully taking a motor vehicle. He made an initial court ap

Gore Police are appealing for information in relation to a black Harley Davidson motorcycle travelling at speed in Gore on Sunday 12 June. The rider was wearing a black hoodie, brown pants and a black helmet. Police understand the rider travelled from Mataura to Gore between 5.30pm and 6.00pm and ar

Fonterra today announced its 2022/23 opening forecast Farmgate Milk Price and provided an update on its third-quarter performance. The opening forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the 2022/23 season is set at $8.25 – $9.75 per kgMS, with a midpoint of $9.00 per kgMS. CEO Miles Hurrell says the strong op