Mike Sanford

Dairy prices rose the first time in two months, increasing an average 3.6 percent to $US3092 a tonne. The rise in the average price at the overnight global dairy auction compared with a 1 percent fall at the last sale two weeks ago. “The result indicates a firming of global demand as buyers who have

Gale west to northwest winds for central and southern New Zealand A strong westerly flow covers the country, with west to northwest gales affecting many places. Severe gale west to northwest winds are expected in exposed parts of central and southern New Zealand, where Strong Wind Warnings and Watch

Police are still investigating the circumstances leading to a house explosion and fire at a Rothesay Place address in Invercargill on the afternoon of Wednesday 9 September 2020 where a 28-year-old male and a 27-year-old female received hospital treatment for their burns. The two have since been rel

The government’s decision to relax physical distancing rules on public transport has seen airlines promise to increase flights and release hundreds of thousands of cheap airfares to encourage domestic travel. As soon as the announcement was made that distancing would no longer be required on planes,

Discussions between the Game Animal Council (GAC) and the Department of Conservation (DOC) have resulted in some positive changes to where the Department will focus tahr control outside Aoraki/Mt Cook and Westland Tai Poutini National Parks. Reallocation of hours between and within management units

Fonterra is taking a new approach to how it provides nutrition to communities, to better reach those most in need across New Zealand. CEO Miles Hurrell says, as a New Zealand farmer owned co-op, with employees spread right across regional New Zealand, Fonterra is part of many communities. “We’ve tak

SIT Music student Devin Ledington has come full circle in his musical journey with the upcoming annual SIT Kids Concerts, 22nd-25th September 2020. The first-year Bachelor of Contemporary Music student attended the concerts in his childhood; this year it’s his turn to perform for Southland primary a

Heavy rain for the west of the South Island easing overnight Monday, gale west to northwest winds for central and southern New Zealand. A series of cold fronts, preceded by strong west to northwest flow and followed by cold southwesterlies, are expected to move north across the country overnight Mon