Mike Sanford

Shaun Yeo is buzzing as he sips his latte. The popular cartoonist/illustrator went freelance in May after many years in the newspaper industry and he’s hit the ground running. “I don’t think I’ve been this creative since I was 16,” he says. “I’m pumped. I’m drawing really well and enjoying myself. I

Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker says he is incredibly disappointed with Fish & Game’s continued attack on farmers. Last month, Mr Walker wrote to Fish & Game chief executive Martin Taylor expressing his disappointment in Mr Taylor’s actions. “Mr Taylor’s attack on farmers and Environment Southland

Invercargill’s newest restaurant promising ‘Simply authentic Vietnamese cuisine’ opened in its Spey St location late last year. Centrally located in the heart of the CBD, Viet Kitchen was established by friends Lucy, Chi and Annie Nguyen and Thanh Vo, who all felt the city needed a hint of Vietnames

The Invercargill City Council is seeking expressions of interest from individuals or businesses which may be interested in purchasing the site known as Kew Bowl, the former outdoor velodrome. Council purchased the property from the Southland Amateur Cycling Association in 2006 as a way of assisting

A positive meeting was held today at the Clutha District Council to discuss the future of Telford. In attendance at the meeting were Clutha District Mayor Bryan Cadogan, MP’s Mark Patterson and Hamish Walker, members of the Telford Farm Board, representatives from SIT, Tertiary Education Commission,

The Gore District Council is aiming to award the contract for construction of a new Pyramid Bridge within the next five months. This follows funding approval from the New Zealand Transport Agency last month. NZTA will provide a 73.63% subsidy for the project. The remaining cost will be equally funde

Travelling to and from Southland is set to become significantly more straight-forward with one of New Zealand’s largest air carriers on board to connect people between Invercargill and Auckland. Air New Zealand has today confirmed that it will be carrying out a commercial trial of direct flights bet

At the moment, according to the Stats NZ population clock, the number is closing in on 4,934,000. Stats NZ senior demographer Kim Dunstan said given current trends, New Zealand’s population could reach the five million milestone by the end of 2019, or early 2020. Based on forecasts around births, de