Mike Sanford

Southland District Council’s building solutions team is 100% electronic. Council’s new GoGet software went live on 6 May, giving the team the final tool that enables full electronic submission and processing of building consent applications. This means the old paper building forms are being phased o

Watch live: Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield gives update on Covid-19 Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield is giving a Covid-19 update. Watch the briefing live here at 1pm: Latest updates:  Bloomfield says there are no new cases in New Zealand for the fifth consecutive day.

There has now only been three new cases in the past 14 days. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said the total number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 remains at 1504. The total number of recovered cases is 1461 with only 22 active cases still in New Zealand, Dr Bloomfield said. There are

Restrictions on movement between Australia’s states will need to be removed before a trans-Tasman bubble can be opened up, the prime minister says. Jacinda Ardern told Morning Report she’s been hesitant about putting a timeline on flights between Australia and New Zealand because it’s not a decision

There will be a 4pm post Cabinet media conference from the Prime Minister and the Director-General of Health. Update on COVID-19 cases from the Ministry of Health Speakers at the 4pm post Cabinet media conference: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield. latest

Once again, there are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today. Our total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 remains at 1,154, which is the number we report to the World Health Organization. The most recent case in the Southern district was reported on 18 April. Since then there ha

Following a consultation process, ILT has confirmed staff restructuring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief executive Chris Ramsay said the decision to make 48 full-time equivalent positions redundant – a total of 87 of its 606-strong workforce – came with a lot of angst. “To be faced with this real

Stuff chief executive Sinead Boucher has purchased Stuff from its Australian owners Nine Entertainment for $1. The chief executive was returning the company to New Zealand ownership, with the sale is expected to be completed by 31 May. “Our plan is to transition the ownership of Stuff to give staff