Mike Sanford

A hearing to consider the Gore District Council’s proposal to build a bridge across the Mataura River, just upstream of the existing traffic bridge, will be held next month. The hearing will be held on Wednesday 16 December in the temporary Council chambers. It will continue the next day if required

A front is expected to continue to move northeast over central and northern New Zealand tonight and on Wednesday. The front is forecast to bring a period of heavy rain to Buller and the Tararua Range, where heavy rain watches remain in force. In addition, strong wind warning for Southland and Clutha

The votes are in and the result is conclusive – the kākāpō has won bird of the year for an unprecedented second time. The victory is despite a desperate attempt to steal the election by the shadowy forces of the little spotted kiwi lobby. Throughout the two-week voting period, the antipodean albatro

A Game Animal Council funded study has established it is possible to contain male tahr on private land providing additional hunting opportunities and potentially reducing conflict between guided and recreational tahr hunters. Most tahr hunting, both recreational and commercial, currently takes place

It’s been all go for the last couple of months at 40 Forth Street, Invercargill. What were once immaculate, smooth, bowling greens, have been transformed and re-purposed into sand volleyball courts, with the complex now known as the Otepuni Community Hub. It also happens to be officially, the southe

Heavy rain for the West Coast and gale northwesterlies for southern and eastern parts of the South Island. An active front, preceded by strong northwesterlies, is expected to approach the south of the South Island from the Tasman Sea tonight, then move northeast over the South Island on Tuesday. The

Invercargill City Council last night (Thursday 12 November 2020) unanimously accepted the findings of an independent governance review and will now present the details of a plan to address the matters raised to the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA). Discussions with the DIA will take place over c

Seventy-three tuatara have this week winged their way from Invercargill to their natural home in the Marlborough Sounds. The Takapourewa/Stephens Island tuatara came from Southland Museum & Art Gallery (SMAG) and have been added to wild tuatara populations at two Marlborough Sounds’ reserves. Ngāti