Mike Sanford

At this week’s Strategy and Policy Committee, councillors approved the formation of a Climate Change Sub-committee to help drive Environment Southland’s action on climate change. The sub-committee, which will meet once every two months, will consist of six councillors as well as a mana whenua repres

Police are now in a position to confirm the name of the man that died on Owaka Valley Road, Clutha on Saturday night. He was 33-year-old Rikki McCall of Owaka, Clutha District. Police would still like to speak to anyone who was in the Owaka Valley Road area between 8pm on Saturday 7 May and […]

A dead adult Hector’s dolphin was discovered at Te Waewae Bay in Southland at the weekend. Department of Conservation Aquatic Director Elizabeth Heeg says the adult female dolphin was found by a member of the public on 7 May. DOC staff were able to retrieve the body and have sent it to Massey Univer

Jinu Abraham has been appointed Executive Chef of ILT’s new inner-city hotel The Langlands. The acclaimed chef will lead the food creation across the hotel’s portfolio which includes five eateries and bars along with in room dining for the 78-room hotel, and tailor-made conference and banquet offeri

This extraordinary Performance, Policy and Partnerships Committee Meeting is scheduled for hearings for the recent Annual Plan 2022/2023 consultation. Read the submissions and meeting agenda here  Part #2

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited today revised its 2021/22 forecast Farmgate Milk Price range from $9.30 – $9.90 per kgMS to $9.10 – $9.50 per kgMS. This reduces the midpoint of the range, which farmers are paid off, from $9.60 per kgMS to $9.30 per kgMS. Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell says the chang

Police are appealing for information following the death of a person on Owaka Valley Road, Owaka, Clutha overnight. Initial indications suggest the person may have been struck by a vehicle. Police were notified at around 12:20am after a man was located deceased on the road. The road will be closed w

American basketballer Winston Shepard took the New Zealand National Basketball League by storm in 2018 during his first stop in the Kiwi competition. Since then, he’s played all over the globe including Israel, Asia, Montenegro, Hungary and most recently a dramatic end to his stint in Ukraine. Next