Mike Sanford

The freshwater farm plan regulations announced by the Government as part of their Essential Freshwater package in 2020 have been finalised and made public today. Both Southland and Waikato will be the first regions to roll out these regulations. The regulations will apply in the Aparima and Fiordlan

More great news for Esk Street now the streets redevelopment is complete. After remaining unoccupied for several months, three vacant shops on Esk Street have found new tenants, bringing renewed life and business opportunities to the area after the relocation of several stores to the Invercargill Ce

The Invercargill branch of KiwiHarvest has repurposed the equivalent of one million meals for Southland residents. The food rescue organisation launched in Southland in August 2021 and since then has rescued 366,789kgs of good quality kai – the equivalent of 1,047,970 meals. Invercargill branch mana

Last week I was invited to join in with the Kew Pacific Island Learning Centre, and children and teachers from New River Primary School to celebrate Samoan Language Week. Each day the children came together for a variety of experiences such as Samoan arts and crafts, learning to make traditional Sam

Malloch McClean, a multi-award winning accounting and advisory firm, is thrilled to announce its merger with Rural Business Solutions (RBS) in Gore. This strategic alliance brings together two highly-regarded firms, combining and expanding their range of specialised services, expertise, and resource

The SIT | Te Pūkenga Pasifika Open Night is back early this year; in collaboration with Pacific Island Advisory & Charitable Trust (PIACT), to provide Pasifika’s southernmost community with an event informing them on education and training opportunities. Held in a culturally supportive format for th

Government’s Three Waters policy is an asset grab that will confiscate water assets from local communities without compensation – that was the message National’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Watts gave a meeting in Otautau yesterday. (1 June) “The legislation will be reported back to the hous

A fire broke out on a commercial fishing boat in Bluff, New Zealand, on Sunday evening. The blaze, reportly started in the engine room of the 25-meter vessel, which was docked at the port. Firefighters from Bluff, Invercargill and Wallacetown responded to the incident and managed to contain the fire