Mike Sanford

The first set of high-resolution 3D mapping data for the Oban area of Rakiura Stewart Island has been released publicly as part of the Provincial Growth Fund-LiDAR elevation data capture project. LiDAR, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging, is a remote sensing method that uses light in the f

The Department of Conservation will consult with the Rakiura/Stewart Island community on plans to deal with a rat incursion on predator-free Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara. An incursion response after a rat was detected in February, has failed to remove all rats, which have now spread to other parts of t

As a local independent news media outlet whatsoninvers.nz chose not to sign up the the Govt media slush fund. Due to the strings attached. The Platform looks closer at the Public Interest Journalism Fund and exactly what mainstream media have agreed to. Read more:  How Government funding is used to

A pilot management programme undertaken by the Game Animal Council, in collaboration with the Department of Conservation, New Zealand Deerstalkers Association (NZDA) and local landowners has successfully removed 126 breeding hinds from the Lake Sumner Recreational Hunting Area (RHA). “We knew from a

The Southland Sharks have signed American point guard Daishon Knight for the remainder of the 2022 New Zealand National Basketball League season. Knight, who will be well known to southern supporters having played for the Manawatu Jets for three seasons between 2018 and 2021, will link with the team

The Lumsden Heritage Trust will be holding an official opening of the restored historic A class passenger carriage A199 at the Lumsden Railway Precinct on Queens Birthday Monday, 6 June 2022, at 12.45pm. The carriage A199, which is being used as an information kiosk, will be officially opened by Sou

The battle against ‘the gorse of the sea’ is off to a strong start after year one of the Jobs for Nature Fiordland Undaria Control Programme has come to a close. During the first year, divers removed 30,000kg of the invasive weed from more than 25km of coastline in Te Puaitaha/Breaksea Sound. The pr

A host of New Zealanders have been honoured for their service in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours list. Among them are Tā Tipene O’Regan and Dame Silvia Cartwright, who have been made Additional Members of The New Zealand Order of Merit. Here is the full list of those receiving