Mike Sanford

Cartoon of the Day: The Final Push Thanks to Garrick Tremain. https://garricktremain.nz/cartoons

Police were notified of a collision involving a vehicle and parked cars on Tweed Street, no reported injuries. Police are investigating the cause.

The Warehouse Group today announced its audited result for the full year ended 2 August 2020. As announced in the preliminary unaudited release on 8 October, the Group delivered sales of $3.2 billion, up 3.3% on FY19 or 1.5% when adjusting for FY20 being a 53-week year, compared to 52 weeks in FY19.

Tonight’s political poll puts Labour on 46 percent and National on 31 percent with just one day until election day. Both are down 1 percent. Behind is ACT on 8 percent and the Green Party on 8 percent, up two. New Zealand First is up on 3 percent. It would mean Labour would get 59 […]

Auckland lost 200 jobs a day during the city’s second lockdown in August, and job seekers are swelling job application piles. Auckland Council’s economic team, which has tallied the cost, said the total 4205 jobs lost in the region were 60 percent of the national total for the month. Its chief econo

Mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt has today announced his appointment of Cr Nobby Clark to the role of Deputy Mayor following the resignation, last week, of Cr Toni Biddle. “A Mayor has the authority to appoint a Deputy under s41A of the Local Govt Act. I can confirm that I will be tabling the appointment of [

Southland’s writers and readers are finally getting their own Festival thanks to a group of booklovers who believe it’s past time the region celebrated its rich literary heritage. Local writers are keen as mustard, and the organisers don’t want ticket prices to put off potential guests who’ve had a

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency will be reducing State Highway 8, inland from Milton at the western end of the Manuka Gorge, the gateway to Central Otago, to one lane next week. The highway shoulder will be repaired. Work will start near the crest of Round Hill on SH8 the week starting 12 October, 1