Mike Sanford

Southland needs full support from Central Government to accelerate the growth of open ocean salmon farming following the announcement that the Tiwai Smelter is closing next year. Mark O’Connor, chair of the Southland Aquaculture Working Group, says the Government urgently needs to consider passing s

International travel may be off the cards but ‘overseas’ adventures can still be had right here in Southland! ‘Overseas’ trips to Stewart Island/Rakiura, the region’s unique landscape and awe-inspiring waterfalls, and an incredible range of world-class experiences and attractions are set to provide

A multimillion-dollar financial injection from the government is a welcome boost for the Southland economy. Southland District Mayor Gary Tong said announcements made today by Shane Jones, Minister for both Infrastructure and Regional Economic Development, would have a significant impact across the

Great footage of the ongoing demolition of the city block. This time-lapse video shows Stage 2 of the CBD demolition in Invercargill from 29 April 2020 – 27 May 2020 This time-lapse video shows the incredible progress of the CBD demolition in Invercargill over the last 2 months. As you will see most

`Streets Alive’ is the Gore community’s opportunity to dream big about improvements it wants for its town. The Gore District Council has become the first small town in New Zealand to attract $900,000 of central government funding from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency’s innovating streets fund – to un

`Streets Alive’ is the Gore community’s opportunity to dream big about improvements it wants for its town. The Gore District Council has succeeded in attracting $900,000 of central government funding from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency’s innovating streets fund to undertake the Streets Alive projec

The Invercargill City Council will contribute a total of $40.5 million in the city block development, in recognition of the community wellbeing outcomes the project offers. Councillors approved its funding contribution at an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday, 8 June, after a series of funding annou

The National Party has elected Judith Collins as its new leader to replace Todd Muller. deputy is Gerry Brownlie. Collins, 61, was first elected as an MP for Clevedon in 2002 and has been part of six Parliaments. The MP for Papakura has been the shadow Attorney General since May and holds the Nation