Mike Sanford

Two years after its inception, the Southern DHB’s National Bowel Screening Programme has already detected 177 cases of bowel cancer across the district. A further 1267 people have had polyps removed, many of which could have developed into cancer over time. “These numbers reflect significant, real-l

Transmission pricing changes are likely to have little effect on Southlanders’ power bills, with some forecast to pay slightly more and some slightly less from 2023, PowerNet chief executive Jason Franklin says. The Electricity Authority yesterday (Wednesday June 10) announced new guidelines for tra

Auckland’s Covid-19 isolation facilities have reached capacity, with 4272 New Zealanders in managed isolation and almost 900 more expected to arrive in the country in the next two days. Minister Megan Woods and Air Commodore Digby Webb have held a media conference updating the latest developments in

There have been two new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today, both in isolation. The most recent case in the Southern district was reported on 18 April. Since then there have been no new cases in the district, making today the 64th consecutive day of no new cases in the Southern DHB regio

Police investigating the fatal shooting of a Police officer in Massey have charged a man with Murder. A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged with multiple serious offences including Murder, Attempted Murder and Dangerous Driving Causing Injury, Commissioner of Police Andrew Costa, said. He

With the blessing of the family, we are now in a position to release the name of the Police officer who was fatally shot during an incident in Massey yesterday morning. He was Constable Matthew Dennis Hunt, aged 28 of Auckland. Constable Hunt started with Police as a member of Wing 312 on 30 October

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield is giving an update on Covid-19. Yesterday New Zealand recorded one new case of Covid-19, of a man in his 60s who is in quarantine after arriving from Pakistan, which brought the number of confirmed and probable cases to 1507. There were three three activ

H&J Smith today confirmed it will close its Dunedin department store on 30 January 2021, as well as the Armoury Store which operates in the Wall St precinct. Earlier this month, the company confirmed the closure of its Te Anau and Balclutha stores, the downsizing of its Gore store and the closure of