Mike Sanford

Fernworth Primary School is celebrating the new decade with a new vision and a new Māori name. After an official launch on Thursday evening (February 20th). Principal Alison Cook said the school will move into 2020 with the values of whakapono – having self-belief and confidence, and manaakitanga –

Dunedin alt-rockers Iron Mammoth’s gig at the Southland Musicians Club on Friday night is a fitting way to herald a mammoth lineup of gigs coming up to the club. If you’ve noticed the weird rantings in this column and thought about coming down to our Preston Street venue for a geezer at one of the [

South Port New Zealand Ltd has followed up its excellent 2019 performance with a steady result for the first six months of FY2020 ending 31 December 2019; recording a net profit after tax of $4.6 million consistent with the previous corresponding period in FY2019. Considering recent market condition

Rio Tinto’s wholly-owned subsidiary Pacific Aluminium (New Zealand) Limited has reported financial results relating to its interest in New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter Limited (NZAS), showing an underlying net loss of NZ$46 million for 2019. This is a NZ$68 million decrease in earnings from the previ

Many Kiwis have fond memories of biting into a patty with the carefully considered ratio of egg, whitebait, and Watties tomato sauce. But future opportunities to indulge in this delicious snack may be few and far between if whitebait management rules are enforced. According to the Improving Whitebai

It’s that time again. The time when you gather a group together, camp out at ILT Stadium Southland, and take turns walking and running around a track for 20 hours while fundraising for Cancer Society’s work in Southland. The festival-like atmosphere, activities, live music, and entertainment is what

The past and the future will be in focus as Heritage South’s Southland Heritage Month 2020 opens up a discussion around what stories Southland students should be taught as a compulsory part of the school curriculum from 2022. Heritage South Chair Rachael Egerton said the opening night event on March

The future for Southland youth is looking bright with the extension of one of the region’s leading career exploration programmes.  Southland Youth Futures, an initiative led by Great South to increase awareness of the employment and training opportunities available for youth across Southland, is exp