Mike Sanford
The increase today in the taxes on fuel, road user charges and alcohol is being called a tone-deaf move. The government is being criticised for the increases amidst the Covid-19 downturn. Motorists will have less in their back pocket today if they have to fill up – the excise tax is going up 3.5 cen
Two clinics at Southland Hospital’s busy Oral Health Unit that have been completely refurbished with new chairs and equipment, were blessed on Friday morning and are ready to once again receive patients. The work, which began in March, was delayed by the COVID-19 lockdown, and staff are delighted th
The Government recently announced a free training initiative through the Targeted Training and Apprenticeships Fund (TTAF) and Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) is providing a range of courses, as well as the benefit of accommodation bursaries to all enrolling students at their Invercargill cam
Statement from the family of Hunter MacIntosh: Our son, Hunter Arthur MacIntosh, was nine years old when he tragically died in his bedroom on 30 October last year. Today is about Hunter. As you have heard in Court he was very much loved by so many and this tragedy has been overwhelming and devastati
An Ōtautau teenager will spend at least 11 years behind bars for the murder of a nine-year-old boy Hunter MacIntosh. The offender can now be revealed as Daniel Cameron. The 16-year-old lost name suppression at today’s sentencing in the High Court in Invercargill. Cameron, then 15, strangled and stab
There are two new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation facilities in the country today, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said there are still no cases reported from the community. Both cases have been in managed isolation since they arrived and
COIN South’s Start It course is expected to turn bright ideas in the South into reality. The brand-new free course launched on Monday 29 June with over 50 participants signing up to the first cohort of the online course. The first meet up on Monday morning at the COIN South hub was exciting for Lou
On 27 March South Port provided a Covid-19 Pandemic update when the Company made a slight adjustment to its profit guidance advising that it was now expected that full year earnings would be at the lower end of the previous estimated profit range of $8.2M to $8.7M or slightly less. Further updates w