Mike Sanford

The work of Koha Kai has again been recognized through winning yet another significant business excellence award. In the first week of December, the Southern Maori Business Network, Te Kupeka Umaka Maori Ki Araiteuru (KUMA) held their AGM, followed by celebration & acknowledgement of southern maori

Air New Zealand and the company’s engineers have reached an agreement, lifting the strike notice that that threatened to disrupt travel for 120,000 customers in the lead up to Christmas. Engineers threatened to walk off the job for three days from the 21-24 December unless the two parties reached an

A planned three-day strike just before Christmas by Air New Zealand staff could affect more than 100,000 people, a travel agent says. Here’s what you need to know about the situation. An Air New Zealand plane at Auckland Airport. What is happening? Air New Zealand workers have voted to strike for th

Police can now release the name of the person who died following a crash in Invercargill on Friday night (7 December). The two-car crash occurred at the intersection of Newscastle and Clifton Streets at around 9.10pm. She was Emma Joyce Bagley, 37, of Invercargill. Emma’s husband, a passenger in the

It seems Invercargill is inundated with road works around every corner, as well as multiple road closures, temporary speed limits and diversions in place, but for good reason, explains Invercargill City Council (ICC) Roading manager Russell Pearson. Mr Pearson said there is a full programme of road

Subject to approval by Invercargill City Council our city centre could have an exciting new Pop Up container bar in the New Year. Proposed by Invercargill Licensing Trust, replacing the soon to be demolished Kiln and Barluca as they make way for the new ILT inner city hotel. The proposed site for th

Police are appealing for information following yesterday’s fatal crash in Invercargill. A 37-year-old woman died following the two car crash at the intersection of Newscastle and Clifton Streets at around 9.10pm. The two cars were a green four door Subaru Impreza hatchback and a silver Kia stationwa

New Zealand Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon Jacinda Ardern, has officially opened Alliance’s new $15.9 million venison plant in Southland. The Prime Minister joined Agriculture Minister, the Hon. Damien O’Connor, other dignitaries, Alliance leaders, staff and farmers at today’s opening ceremony at Lorne