Mike Sanford

The Government has acquired 100 percent of Kiwibank’s parent company, Kiwi Group Holdings (KGH), ensuring the bank remains fully Kiwi-owned. KGH, which also operates New Zealand Homes Loans, had been owned by NZ Post, ACC and the NZ Super Fund. Under the terms of the agreement when ACC and NZ Super

Emergency Department wait times are soaring in Southland, with more than one in five people waiting at least six hours for treatment, MP for Southland Joseph Mooney says. “There has also been a marked decline in the proportion of people who go to the Emergency Department being seen within six hours.

Highways South, the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency highway maintenance contractor in Southland, will be closing part of SH6 for a week from 19 September to replace a major culvert. SH6, the Lumsden-Dipton highway, will be closed between Caroline Valley Road and Josephville-St Patrick’s Road from 19

Kerbside recycling is among waste minimisation initiatives back on the agenda for the Gore District Council. The Council this week agreed to several initiatives to come out of its Rethinking Waste project. They include: Investigating the feasibility and community support for a kerbside recycling col

Now that nominations have closed and all those wanting to throw their hat in the ring for the Invercargill City Mayoralty have done so. We want to know who you would like to see as the next Mayor of Invercargill City. Note: Just like the voting papers the candidates names are randomised. Poll closes

Police have executed a search warrant and arrested a man in relation to recent offending in Invercargill. The warrant was executed at a residential address in Invercargill on Thursday morning, in relation to a ram raid at the Found My Way store on Windsor Street on Monday and an aggravated robbery a

It’s been a busy week for the criminal elements of our city, are we in the middle of a crime wave or is this just the beginning? There was a failed ram raid attempt at Blackwoods on Bill Richardson Drive this morning around 5:30am, a store staff member said. The stores main window was damaged […]

New Zealand Food Safety is urging consumers not to eat mussels being sold illegally at independent retailers or online. The sale of imported mussels is carefully controlled to ensure they meet New Zealand’s food safety requirements. While mussels from Fiji may be brought into New Zealand for persona