Mike Sanford

The Community Trust South board has had a clean out of trustees by associate finance minister David Clarke. It’s been announced that three current trustees have been replaced from 1st June. Community Trust South Chairwoman Margot Hishon, Stephen O’Connor and Warren Skerrett have been replaced by Ste

Business Hub Presented by Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited today gave an update on its strategy review and shared timeframes for turning around the Co-op’s performance. At the same time, it announced its third-quarter business update, revised forecast earnings range, narrowed the range for its 20

There is the Kiwi accent. And then there is the Southland accent. Linguists from the University of Canterbury are studying the accent’s distinctive features and how it is has developed over time, and their research is changing our understanding of its history. In particular, they say that older Sout

The Chamber Team and local business Kaye’s Bakery came together to show their support to the staff of SdE today with an afternoon tea shout. Everyone was very excited and grateful for the cakes, slices and pizza. The Chamber are gathering feedback to assist the councillors in making an informed deci

Police are reminding people to be wary of telephone scammers claiming to work for Spark NZ. Police are aware of a phone scam by cold callers who say they work for the telecommunication company and request bank account details. Recent phone calls have originated from Australia (0061) and the United K

On Monday (May 20th) evening a packed Victoria rooms at Invercargill Civic Theatre hosted a public meeting held by Invercargill City Council to discuss the investment by ICC of up to $30 million ($20M + $10M contingency for any over runs) in the planned $180M redevelopment of the centre city block o

Police would like to hear from anybody who was in, or passing through, the Waimumu area south-west of Gore, between Sunday 21 and Sunday 28 April 2019 following the theft of hundreds of sheep last month. Police are investigating the loss of 320 sheep from a Waimumu address, valued at an estimated $6

Opinion: The consent hearing period for HWCP’s inner-city redevelopment has just closed but there is still work to be done. It may seem like a time where we take a step back and wait for an outcome, but it is in fact the opposite. Like so many, the Chamber is waiting with anticipation to see […]