Mike Sanford

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

Roughly $1.77 billion of the coalition government’s controversial $3 billion Provincial Growth Fund has now been committed. However, the opposition party is far from convinced the government is getting bang for its buck. This morning a briefing was held by Ministry of Business Innovation and Employm

New Zealand’s iconic ice cream company has a new owner, after global ice cream company Froneri today purchased Tip Top from Fonterra for $380 million. Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell confirmed the sale, saying it was a bittersweet moment for Fonterra. “Since we took ownership of Tip Top in 2001, a lot of

Primary and secondary teachers across New Zealand have voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking joint strike action. The two teachers’ unions – NZEI and the Post Primary Teachers’ Association – announced today a “mega-strike” on 29 May. Primary teachers and principals have voted in secret ballots at