Mike Sanford

Southland’s environmental champions have been recognised at the 23rd Southland Community Environment Awards in Invercargill tonight. There were 27 nominees representing all corners of the region. Those recognised by the awards were: Menzies College in the Environmental Action in Education category f

Having marked its 30th anniversary with a record after tax profit of $9.66 million, a million dollars higher than the prior year, South Port New Zealand Ltd told shareholders attending today’s Annual General Meeting held at Bluff, the importance of its diversified trade. This was in the context of S

After a 26-year involvement capturing the images of nearly 1300 young Southlanders, photographer Shelley Clark encountered a personal connection this year. Amongst the 50 recipients to earn a ILT Youthmark Young Achievers Award in 2018 was Clark’s nephew, Jordyn. Head boy at Wakatipu High School, Jo

Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker has selected Queenstown teenager Tristan Taquet as the 2019 Clutha-Southland Youth MP. The Wakatipu High School pupil will represent Mr Walker in Parliament as the Youth MP next July, debating topical issues with other Youth MPs from throughout New Zealand. “The cal

On Tuesday morning the regional finals for the the Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme were held in Southland. Congratulations to Makerbox from James Hargest College who took out the title of Regional Champions! All regional champions will compete in the National Final in Wellington on December

MPI have issued a recall notice for Jimmy’s Pies after a customer with a MSG allergy had a “choking incident” after eating a mince pie. The notice recalls specific batches of Jimmy’s Mince and Mince and Cheese pies “due to the presence of an undeclared ingredient, monosodium glutamate (MSG).” Batche

Police can now release the name of the man who died in a crash in Southland in the early hours of Monday 22 October. The person killed was 22-year-old Jade Whatuira of Orepuki. The Serious Crash Unit investigation into the circumstances of the crash is ongoing. Police would like to hear from anyone

A man has been found dead after a crash in Southland overnight. Around 6am, Police received a report that a vehicle had collided with a fence and left the road on the Tuatapere Orepuki Highway (State Highway 99), south of Jenkins Road. At this stage it is believed the crash may have happened some ti