Mike Sanford

Great South is continuing to gain momentum as New Zealand’s only ground station operator with a new antenna opened today highlighting the organisation’s commitment to New Zealand’s future space endeavours. The Honourable Dr Megan Woods, Minister of Research, Science and Innovation today opened the a

National would bring in a zero suicides strategy and install New Zealand’s first minister for mental health if elected. The party’s health spokesperson Shane Reti and mental health spokesperson Matt Doocey announced the party’s mental health strategy in Christchurch this morning. With $179m of addit

A significant cold outbreak with snow down to low levels in many parts of the South Island and severe gales across central New Zealand. An active cold front moves northeast across the South Island today and across the North Island tonight through to Tuesday morning. This front is preceded by a stron

Labour would negotiate to extend the life of the Tiwai Point Aluminium smelter by three to five years if elected, it says. Party leader Jacinda Ardern and energy spokesperson Megan Woods announced the plan today, with negotiations focused on establishing a fair price for the transmission costs paid

Seven war memorials will soon receive some extra special treatment, thanks to funding from the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF). Invercargill City Council has received $680,000 from PGF for the restoration work on the important monuments. The Council applied for the funding when PGF offered the one-time

UPDATED: 10PM Sunday 27th September. A significant cold outbreak with snow down to low levels in many parts of the South Island and severe gales across central New Zealand A deep low to the southeast of New Zealand maintains strong to gale west to northwest winds across the country tonight (Sunday).

Police are seeking witnesses to an aggravated robbery at the Pomona Street Discount Dairy, Invercargill on Saturday night. At around 8:45pm, two men have approached the store and one man presented a metal bar at the store worker, who has run away and called Police. The offenders then entered the sto

Champions were crowned in categories ranging from under 13 to 85-plus in the Outdoor H&J Smith Southland Road and Time Trial Championships that took place over the weekend. The time trial took place on Saturday, with riders facing rather challenging weather conditions as they set off on their solo e