Mike Sanford

The SIT | Te Pūkenga Pasifika Open Night is back early this year; in collaboration with Pacific Island Advisory & Charitable Trust (PIACT), to provide Pasifika’s southernmost community with an event informing them on education and training opportunities. Held in a culturally supportive format for th

Government’s Three Waters policy is an asset grab that will confiscate water assets from local communities without compensation – that was the message National’s Local Government spokesperson Simon Watts gave a meeting in Otautau yesterday. (1 June) “The legislation will be reported back to the hous

The Langlands won a Gold Award at the New Zealand Commercial Project Awards Gala evening held on Friday night in Auckland. The Master Builders award program establishes the standard for commercial construction in New Zealand and celebrates collaboration and innovation across the building industry. J

Following the success of last year’s Stop Three Waters roadshow, the Taxpayers’ Union is embarking on a new four-week nationwide roadshow to address the concerns of ratepayers and councils regarding the government’s proposed replacement to the Resource Management Act. The roadshow, titled “Hands Off

Two lucky Lotto players from Dunedin and Balclutha will be feeling on top of the world after each winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. Related: Southland Players Win Big with Lotto Over The Past Five Months The winning tickets were sold at New World Balclutha and

A man has died following a fleeing driver event after a commercial burglary in Dunedin overnight. Around 1:25am, Police were called to a liquor store in Hillside Street to reports of a burglary. Attending Police arrived, and located a vehicle of interest nearby and attempted to stop it. However, the

The Southern Green Hydrogen, Southland Business Excellence Awards powered by Meridian Energy and Woodside Energy kicked off this week. The biennial award ceremony is a prestigious event in the Southland business calendar and attract a wide range of organisations from across the region. This year, th

Police acknowledge the findings of the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) which found that Police were justified in shooting an armed man near Invercargill last year. On 19 March 2022, Police responded to an address in Dacre in search of a man thought to have seriously injured his former pa