Mike Sanford

Work and Income appears to have spent decades wrongly advising some benefit applicants that they cannot get support until their redundancy has run out. Work and Income admitted on Friday it had made an error after it rejected the benefit claim of Mary, an Auckland hotel worker, due to her Covid-19 r

The Ministry of Health has announced no new COVID-19 cases in the Southern district today. The region’s total remains 216, with four active cases, 210 now recovered and two deceased. In the Southern district it has now been 27 days since a new case was reported.

New Zealand coworking industry association, Coworking Aotearoa, is welcoming the return of coworking in Level 2, saying it will help boost businesses and support local economies. The members of Coworking Aotearoa, a Facebook group of over 200 coworking owners and managers, have been supporting each

The government will unveil the 2020 Budget at 2pm today. This year’s Budget will be focussed on the response to Covid-19. It’s titled ‘Rebuilding Together’ and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern signalled that it will have a strong emphasis on creating jobs. Finance Minister Grant Robertson has said the

The Invercargill Licensing Trust is facing the prospect of staff restructuring – a decision chief executive Chris Ramsay has called “heartbreaking.” We are facing the prospect of staff restructuring and have initiated a consultation period. No decisions have been made. “It has come with a lot of ang

Air New Zealand has turned its Dreamliner into a cargo carrier. The airline said it would fly the Boeing 787-9 jet between Christchurch and Auckland three times a week to take cargo from the South Island to international markets. The announcement comes weeks after the airline announced it was ground

Southland Police actively investigating the disappearance of Otautau man Dale Watene continue to hold grave concerns for his safety. The 40 year old, described as being of thin build and 183cm tall, was last seen in Otautau on the evening of Thursday 16 April. Police continue to liaise closely with

The Southern district is probably at its lowest point of risk of Covid-19 since the first case was reported, medical officer of health Dr Susan Jack said today. Testing of more than 2,500 asymptomatic people, all with negative results, has given assurance that there is no community transmission. Dr