Mike Sanford

Economic growth has declined under this Government and despite nearly two years in office Labour still has no plan for growth, writes MP for Invercargill Sarah Dowie. Finance Minister Grant Robertson scoffs at reports of plummeting business confidence. He looks at falling growth on a per person basi

As the dairy industry experiences unprecedented change, and transitions into a new operating environment, the Dairy Women’s Network is partnering with ASB to run a series of workshops aimed at building financial confidence for farmers throughout New Zealand. The sessions will be focused on the funda

If you’ve been on tenterhooks about what will come of the Wastenet saga, then you are going to have to wait a little longer. The decision on who will take over the Southland recycling contract will not be made until October and will be one of the first things the newly-elected Invercargill City Coun

Spark Sport says changes it has made will improve streaming quality but today’s three games will screen live on TVNZ to provide confidence. The three matches being played in Japan today are: Italy v Namibia from 4.45pm; Ireland v Scotland at 7.15pm and England against Tonga which kicks off at 9.45pm

In 2009 Left or Right unleashed their debut five-song album “Nuggety” upon an unsuspecting Southland populace at Saints and Sinners. If you weren’t there or your memory is a little fuzzy, Chris Chilton described the trio’s performance that night as having “all the incendiary firepower required to bu

Invercargill Police have arrested a man in relation to two aggravated robberies at the BP Elles Road service station on 20 August and 10 September this year. A 19-year-old man is due to appear in Invercargill District Court today (Saturday 21st Sept) Enquiries into the incidents are ongoing, as is t

Here on the streets of Tokyo, the hype and energy surrounding the Rugby World Cup is infectious. I’m here as part of the Japan team’s medical and physiotherapy contingent, making the team as game ready as they can be. The mentality of game-ready is a skill I’ve spend year refining and is applicable

Over the past three years this column has provided information and insights into issues of vital interest to City Council ratepayers such as the museum closure, the Don Street development, the CBD development and the WasteNet tender process. In areas where we found the Council to be acting in ways w