Mike Sanford

New buildings in Gore and Mataura will need to have rainwater storage tanks under proposed changes to the Gore District Council’s Subdivision and Land Development Bylaw. With the bylaw up for review, the Council is taking the opportunity to promote sustainable development practices that emphasise en

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited today revised its 2018/19 forecast Farmgate Milk Price from $6.75 per kgMS to a range of $6.25-$6.50 per kgMS and increased its forecast New Zealand milk collection volumes by 1.3 per cent to 1,550 million kgMS. Fonterra Chief Executive, Miles Hurrell, says the ch

The great outputs of the Graeme Dingle foundation was matched yesterday by the generosity of Southlanders at the sold out charity luncheon with keynote sir Graham Henry candidly addressing the crowd on leadership, his career and youth development. Two of the most valuable auction items didn’t hit re

The Blackmount-Redcliff Road was closed due to heavy snow and some vehicles were stuck on the road and has been cleared. The Lake Monowai turnoff has been blocked off and the road is under traffic management. Southland District Council contractors are clearing the road. Heavy rain in the west of the

Here’s a rather excellent video showing progress so far on construction of the highway realignment at Edendale. Construction progress fly-through of the SH1 Edendale realignment project. This video compares the site pre-construction taken 28 May 2018 with the site as of the 14 September 2018.

Southland coach Dave Hewett has made wholesale changes to his side to face Auckland in the Stags’ final home game in this year’s Mitre 10 Cup. Only Manaaki Selby-Rickit and Phil Halder will run out in the same jersey they wore in Sunday’s loss to Bay of Plenty at Rugby Park. The starting fifteen inc

National’s Health Spokesperson Michael Woodhouse and Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker today announced National will reinstate full services at the Lumsden Maternity Centre if elected in 2020. “Providing full birthing services at Lumsden is vital for the health, wellbeing and safety of mothers, babi

Road racing in the south looks to be in good health, with Southland riders producing strong results in the annual junior cycle tour. About 130 riders from around the country took part in the three-day six-stage Yunca Junior Tour of Southland, considered a breeding ground for New Zealand road cyclist