Mike Sanford

Being adaptable, patient and determined has been the key to managing plans to open He Waka Tuia Art + Museum during a global pandemic. Level Two restrictions have been a bit of an extra challenge for the He Waka Tuia Art + Museum team ahead of the space finally opening to the public at 12pm […]

Covid-19 has hit the farming community in an unexpected way: it is drying up the supply of farm vehicles such as quad bikes. That is because factories that assemble them in the United States have had their production disrupted by the virus April. Even where a factory has continued assembling the veh

Emergency services are responding to reports of an explosion at a building in Rothesay Place in the Rockdale area. Police were alerted to the incident just before 1.30pm. Initial indications are that three people may have been injured, two with serious injuries were taken by St John ambulance to Sou

New Zealand First has made keeping the Tiwai Point smelter open a bottom line for any future government negotiations.   Leader Winston Peters met workers at the plant this morning and told them they needed to back his party if they want their jobs and futures secured. Today was Winston Peters’ secon

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says they are all linked to the Mt Roskill Evangelical Fellowship Church group. He says all members of the church group are being asked to be re-tested, even if they have no symptoms. Four of the new cases are part of the group of 14 that are associate

The Labour Party is promising to increase tax on the country’s highest two percent of earners and close loopholes so multinationals pay their fair share of tax. The party has released its tax policy and the new top rate of 39 percent on earnings over $180,000 is the sole change. Tax rates for compan

Yesterday (Monday 7 September) the Minister for the Environment David Parker and Minister of Primary Industries Damien O’Connor met with council executives, farming and sector leaders and Fish and Game Southland. The meetings focused on the new national regulations for freshwater and their implement

Increased fire dangers are forecast for Otago and Southland on Wednesday as predicted gale force winds cover the regions. Last week strong winds fanned many fires across Otago, keeping firefighters busy. Fire and Emergency New Zealand is asking people who have burnt in the last two months to check o