Mike Sanford

Each morning RNZ lists the warmest and coldest places in New Zealand and Lumsden has been a recurring early morning warm spot. Lumsden Hotel owner Tim Hanna talked with RNZ’s Morning Report about why the tiny Southland town’s climate is special. “It’s brilliant. We’re surrounded by mountains and hig

A series of online learning modules has been developed to help people better understand the Building Code and how it works, says Dave Robson, Manager of Building Performance and Engineering at MBIE. “The Government has just made it easier for homeowners to do a number of low-risk DIY jobs without th

Parts of New Zealand might soon struggle to find tomatoes in winter. Much of the South Island’s supply is grown in glasshouses heated by coal-fired burners, while gas-fired burners, diesel units or geothermal power is used mainly by North Island growers. Some South Island growers said they faced obl

A military robot that was lost in the Pike River drift five days after the mine exploded has been recovered. The military robot that was sent into the Pike River Mine, five days after the explosion in 2010, has now been recovered.The military robot that was sent into the Pike River Mine, five days a

The closest ever look at the country’s hospitals reveals many intensive care units, operating theatres and emergency departments are in “poor or very poor” shape.The government is releasing the stocktake of hospital infrastructure today, putting the fix-it bill at $14 billion over the next decade, i

H&J Smith today confirmed it will close its Te Anau and Balclutha H&J Smith stores and downsize its Gore department store. It will also close Outdoor World at Remarkables Park in Queenstown. Late last month, H&J Smith announced a proposal to reduce its store network and consolidate its operations ba

There are no new cases of covid-19 in New Zealand for the 15th consecutive day, with just one active case remaining. The total remains at 1504 confirmed and probable cases, and just one case remains active. There was no media conference today. The Health Ministry said in a statement there have been

Air New Zealand is losing $5 million a day and is bracing for potentially more job losses saying it needs to slash $150 million more from its wage bill. The national carrier has already ditched 4000 jobs, and some employees have taken a 30 percent pay cut. The company has had more than $70 million [