Mike Sanford

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is giving a briefing on the three-day level 3 lockdown in Auckland and level 2 alert for the rest of the country. The government last night announced that four Covid-19 cases of unknown origin had been found in a family in South Auckland. This prompted a move to alert l

The Gore District Council wants to hear resident’s ideas about what they want to see and do in a redeveloped James Cumming Wing. The Council is about to embark on an exciting project to redevelop both levels of the James Cumming Wing, including the hall, to make a new home for the Gore Library and [

There have been four positive cases of Covid-19 outside of managed isolation or quarantine, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. New Zealand is now activating a resurgence plan. Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says there are four confirmed cases within one family. One person is in the

From small beginnings less than ten years ago, Southern Institute of Technology’s Murihiku Trades Academy and Hokonui Tertiary High School are going from strength to strength in providing a clear study pathway for students who want to gain practical skills for their future career. The successful sch

SPW’s home grown brand of ‘Wrestling on the Edge of the World’ returned to the Corinthian Centre post COVID-19 restrictions for not one, but two back to back sell out live events to celebrate 5 years since their debut show in Invercargill on 8th August 2015 for their annual ‘Southern Rumble’. Since

The Great South Job Search for 2020 highlighted the extensive range of employment opportunities and support available for jobseekers across the Southland region. The free employment expo was held in Gore and Invercargill late last month and included employment seminars, the opportunity for jobseeker

Teenage binge drinking has “dropped off the cliff” in the last 20 years but until now no-one really knew why. A new paper, ‘What explains the decline in adolescent binge-drinking in New Zealand?’ comes up with some answers but the reasons are complicated, surprising and sometimes contradict themselv

Hundreds of thousands of dead animals risk being left uncollected on farms because of a collapse in the price of leather. Farmers have been told they will have to pay to have the corpses collected, but don’t want to do that. The Ministry for Primary Industries is trying to negotiate a compromise. Fo