Mike Sanford

The Gore District Council is calling on the Government to conduct a national referendum to prove it has the mandate to go ahead with the Three Waters reform. Councillors today unanimously endorsed a submission to the Finance and Expenditure Selection Committee opposing the Government’s model for Thr

Environment Southland has discovered Didemnum vexillum, commonly known as carpet sea squirt, at two locations in the waters around Rakiura/Stewart Island, as well as a further discovery of the invasive seaweed Undaria pinnatifida (Undaria) at a new site. Carpet sea squirt is an exclusion pest under

Black Ferns sevens star Alena Saili is the 2022 ILT Southland senior sportsperson of the year.  The 23-year-old former Southland Girls’ High School student and two-time Southland junior sportsperson of the year became the first Southland woman to win an Olympic Games gold medal, as part of the New Z

Southern Institute of Technology School of Nursing (SoN) has reason to celebrate over their latest accreditation process; they recently succeeded in achieving the maximum number of years under Nursing Council standards. Acting Head of Faculty and Head of School of Nursing, Johanna Rhodes, is delight

Welcome to the first Rearview Mirror in a while. From today each Sunday, Rearview Mirror will feature some of the big stories from the past week. If you have a news story or news tip email: [email protected] What a week, things got a bit terse at Tuesday’s council meeting, wild winds blew the roof off

Every school holiday’s, over two half days, up to 12 local primary school aged children with learning differences like Dyslexia, attend Growing Stars, a hands-on craft based programme developed by local charitable organisation, Learning Differences Aotearoa Trust.  The workshop, thought to be the on

Crux in Queenstown broke an interesting story, here is a preview. Full story link here. Our questions relating to Ms Paterson’s work with the Invercargill City Council (ICC) have now been answered (in part) after the intervention of the council’s chief executive, Clare Hadley. Prior to that council

Infrastructural Services Committee Meeting held in the Council Chamber, First Floor, Civic Administration Building, 101 Esk Street, Invercargill on Tuesday 5 July 2022 at 3.00pm. Read the meeting agenda here Watch the meeting stream below: