Mike Sanford

Southland’s leaders remain united in their approach to prioritise an extended transition period for the Tiwai Aluminum Smelter. On behalf of the Mayoral Forum, Gore District Mayor Tracy Hicks is working alongside the Southland Chamber of Commerce who represents the local business community, and Grea

Small businesses are cautiously optimistic a drop in charges for accepting credit card and contactless payments will help with cashflow woes. Visa and Mastercard have both agreed to reduce the interchange fees they charge banks whenever a customer pays using one of their issued cards. The fees, alon

Farmers are invited to attend Alliance Group’s 2020 Annual Roadshows over September and October. Twenty-three meetings will be held across the country, starting out in Omihi on 22 September and finishing in Cromwell on 20 October. Alliance Group chief executive David Surveyor said the roadshow is an

Get your tramping boots ready – bookings for Fiordland’s Milford and Routeburn Great Walks will open on 18 and 19 August respectively. The Department of Conservation (DOC) is delighted to announce both the Milford and the Routeburn tracks will be open in full from 30 November for the Milford, and 7

The National Party has selected Joseph Mooney to stand in the Southland electorate for the 2020 General Election. Joseph Mooney is a senior trial lawyer and has built his own law practice in the Southern region. “I’m very excited to be selected as National’s candidate for Southland and I’ll be hitti

Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled over to Wednesday night, where the jackpot will be $34 million. “High jackpots capture the imagination of Kiwis all around the country and we know Kiwis will be dreaming about what they would do if they won $34 million with Powerball on Wednesday,

Recent political polls have the ACT Party sitting pretty on 5 percent meaning leader David Seymour could bring along five new friends to Parliament. Last night’s 1News Colmar Brunton poll has support for Labour at 53 percent, National at 32 percent, NZ First at 2 percent, and the Greens at 5 percent

Close to one million people visited Milford Sound last year, but that’s slowed from a torrent to a trickle as borders have closed. But Covid-19 is just the latest calamity to strike, coming off the back of devastating floods in February and even earthquakes. While many businesses experienced a welco