Mike Sanford

South Otago sheep farmer Logan Wallace has been named the 50th FMG Young Farmer of the Year. The 28-year-old took out the coveted title in front of a crowd of 1,000 people in Invercargill tonight. Elated locals cheered as their hometown boy made his way through a standing ovation and onto the stage.

It’s been a longtime coming but John Smart Co Owner of Flip ‘N’ Fun trampoline park feeling excited that today they flicked the countdown timer with twenty days till the park opens. (planned opening day is 30th July going by the countdown timer on flipnfun.co.nz)     The access platforms are under c

The Whistling Frog Café is the latest Southern organisation to benefit from a life-saving donation from PowerNet and St John. An automated defibrillator (AED) was donated to the café in July, one of four donated to Southern communities this year. The donation is part of PowerNet and St John’s sponso

A kaupapa Maori physical activity and nutrition approach is being brought to Southland for the first time. He Pi Ka Rere is about providing children with the skills and awareness to develop a positive, lifelong relationship with movement and nutrition. It is based on traditional techniques used by a

Two Southland students have been selected for one of three overseas business field-trips to Latin America later this year. Ben McIntyre (James Hargest College) will travel to Chile and Jake Nicholson (Mount Aspiring College) to Columbia along with 22 other YES students who have been selected to trav

Celebrating first birthday with HIANZ Hire Excellence Gold Award Invercargill Hire celebrated their first birthday in style, winning a Gold Award for excellence in the hire industry in Rotorua on Thursday, July 6. The awards concluded a two day conference and celebrated the Hire Industry Association

Social Development Associate Minister Peeni Henare was in town on Friday visiting the team at Nga Kete Matauranga Pounamu to learn about the way the agency delivers its Whanau Ora Services. The minister spoke about a number of flaws in the community agency funding models, where they have to tender f

The Glenorchy-Queenstown Road is likely to be closed for the rest of the day due to a slip. Contractors are currently working to remove approximately 1000 cubic metres of soil that is blocking the road. Motorists are advised to avoid the area if possible.