Mike Sanford

A disturbed westerly flow covers central and southern New Zealand. A front embedded in this flow moves over southern New Zealand today (Wednesday), with a period of severe westerly gales likely in the far south of the South Island. Severe gale west to northwesterlies for coastal Clutha, Southland in

It’s now less than two months until history is made at the 2019 FMG Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final in Hawke’s Bay. For the first time in the contest’s 51-year history two women will be among the seven grand finalists competing in the prestigious event. Matt McRae is one of the driving forces [

The Invercargill City Council wants to hear from the community about whether it should invest up to $30 million in the City Block Development. At a meeting on Tuesday, Council adopted consultation documents, including a Statement of Proposal, having been asked by HWCP Ltd to invest $20 million in th

ILT plans to inject $7.5 million into its portfolio of commercial properties over the next 12 months. ILT board members recently approved the substantial capital and project maintenance budget for the 2019-2020 financial year. Chairman Alan Dennis said reinvesting in its existing businesses was a lo

Southland District Council closed its Winton area office and library at 5pm today after testing confirmed the presence of airborne mould spores and fungal contamination. Following recent testing, a report received today recommended closing the library and office while further investigations are carr

Armed Police have been making arrests in South Invercargill starting on Princes and Roy Streets area and now have moved to Nelson Street. Messages to the What’s On Invers Facebook page describe someone being hand cuffed and taken away by police. There were also reports of Police with guns patrolling

Essential repairs to the outward weighbridge at the Invercargill Transfer station will begin on Monday, 20 May. Drainage and Solid Waste Manager Malcolm Loan said the concrete pit which the weighbridge sits in has begun breaking down due to the movement of the weighbridge when vehicles drive on and

Infrastructure investor Infratil is teaming up with a Canadian investment firm to buy the local operations of Vodafone for $3.4 billion. Vodafone’s British parent confirmed the sale to a consortium of Infratil and Brookfield Asset Management Photo: 123rf.com Vodafone’s British parent confirmed today