Mike Sanford

PowerNet has been named as a finalist in the annual national Deloitte’s Energy Excellence Awards for its entry ‘Pushing Boundaries: Building an inner-city substation.’ The Southland-based electricity management company’s entry was selected as a finalist alongside two other entries in the energy proj

Gavin Read first became involved with the Catlins Coast Rally in 2003 but on Saturday 12 August 2017 he will finally take the wheel and drive in the event for the first time. Read moved back to Balclutha after time away in 2003 and called the Eastern Southland Car Club to see if they needed […]

Lotto players from Wellington and Nelson will be shouting from the rooftops after each winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at Bev’s Candy Bar and Lotto in Wellington and Nelson City New World in Nelson. Powerball was not struck this

Silver Fern Farms has commenced the search for a new Chief Executive following the resignation today of Dean Hamilton, who will leave the company at the end of the year. Chief Executive Succession at Silver Fern Farms Friday 28 July: Silver Fern Farms has commenced the search for a new Chief Executi

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited today announced an increased forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the upcoming 2018 season, to $6.75 per kilogram of milksolids (kgMS). The Co-operative also announced a forecast earnings per share range of 45 to 55 cents, making the forecast total available payout to

Billed as a fundraising event not to be missed – Saturday, July 29 will see many Southland entertainers take to the stage during a night of entertainment and fun to raise funds for Jack Lovett-Hurst and his family, to attend the New York City Marathon in November. Jack, 20, has muscular dystrophy an

Police need motorists in the wider Invercargill & Southland area to take it slow and be aware there may be ice on the roads this morning. Police are currently at the scene of a crash involving five cars on North Road, Lorneville. It appears the vehicles, including trucks and cars, have hit ice and s

Do you know who’s been ripping out the road signs? Lets catch this fool before a bad accident or someone gets hurt. Takie Police have received reports over the last two weeks or so of road signs deliberately being run over in the Winton/Central Southland area. Some of these signs have included Give