Mike Sanford

Stewart Island Rakiura’s museum was first built in 1960 – to house an abundance of island treasures. Back then, it cost the thousands of tourists coming to the island 50 cents to get in and see the displays which cover early whaling in the area, sealing, boat building, and natural history. But the R

Invercargill City Council has put in place an Action Plan to make governance improvements and focus on future progress for the city. The Action Plan is the result of a Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) letter highlighting concerns about governance. DIA requested assurance the Council was taking p

One-off costs including retrospective payments to workers have pulled the meat processor Alliance’s profit before tax down to $7.5 million. This compares with a $20.7m profit before tax in 2019. But before adjusting for one-off events, the farmer-owned co-operative made an underlying profit of $27.4

Great South is playing an essential role in the next launch by Peter Beck’s Rocket Lab company. The north island launch, scheduled for Monday 16 November at 3.00pm, will send 30 satellites 500km into space. The launch is an exciting step for Great South as it is the first time its Space Operations t

The 2020 Three Minute Thesis Competition or 3MT (as it is widely known), took place recently at Southern Institute of Technology (SIT), with the hotly-contested first prize being taken out by Bachelor of Audio Production student, Jesse Brand and his presentation entitled “Virtual Musicality: The App

The temporary recycling drop-off centre located at the Invercargill Waste Transfer Station will close at end of business on Sunday 15 November in anticipation of a new permanent recycling drop-off centre reopening at Southland disAbility Enterprises. Invercargill City Council Infrastructure Group Ma

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is keen to hear what people think about an initiative to improve safety on a short section of SH1 near Stirling Point in Bluff. The proposal is to use no stopping yellow lines on one side of the road to make the entrance to the main carpark safer for all […]

The HSBC Export Southland Gala Dinner will be held Friday 13 November at the Ascot Park Hotel.   The Export Southland Trust will host over 200 guests from export businesses and their supporters at the prestigious dinner. This year’s Export Southland Awards Dinner will have an interesting new twist.