Mike Sanford

Queenstown Police are appealing for information after a man entered a currency exchange store and demanded money. The incident took place about 6.45pm on Thursday 23 August at the Travelex store on the corner of Camp and Shotover Streets, Queenstown. The offender entered, approached a staff member a

The Gore District Council is to carry out urgent remedial work on the concrete tiered seating at the MLT Event Centre. This comes amid concerns about its structural integrity. Chief executive Stephen Parry said an assessment of one of the seating support walls, carried out by a structural engineer l

Air New Zealand is to pay some staff a bonus of $1800 each and invest in new digital technology and better lounges after announcing a near-record profit. Air NZ plane tailPhoto: 123RF Among its announcements today, Air New Zealand said it would set aside around $150 million over the next few years t

New Zealand First’s loyalty to the racing industry has galloped beyond tax breaks for good-looking race horses to include several all-weather race tracks for the industry. The case has been labelled the biggest scandal in Australian horse racing.The case has been labelled the biggest scandal in Aust

Chairman of Southland private equity fund Invest South, Peter Carnahan is stepping down from the role after 12 years overseeing investment in local companies. Mr Carnahan, an experienced chairman, director and businessman in the region will relinquish his seat on 22 August. “At a time when there is

A flurry of Police cars heading from Invercargill to Gore at approximately 5:15pm were responding to an incident in Gore. What’s On Invers received many messages from the public due to so many police cars on their way to Gore with some saying there were ten or more police cars. Police command centre

The collective buzz we get to indulge in when we see our humble province taking on the rest – and coming out on top – gives everybody a lift that lasts a long time. If there’s one attribute I’m most proud of when it comes to us Southlanders, it’s how quickly we get in behind […]

Nearly 50 job-seekers found jobs through the Southland Pop-Up Job Shop held earlier this year, a survey shows. Results from a post-event survey show at least 47 job-seekers found employment as a result of the pop-up shops held in April. Venture Southland chief executive Paul Casson said the survey r