Mike Sanford

The Epidemic Response Committee is holding its final meeting of the week. Speaking at today’s meeting will be the prime minister’s former chief science adviser, Sir Peter Gluckman, Auckland City Missioner Chris Farrelly, Women’s Refuge New Zealand chief executive Dr Ang Jury, Wise Group joint chief

Updated: Police received a report of a car that had crashed and then the engine caught fire on Rimu Road at around 8pm. The vehicle had gone off the road and into a paddock. The driver was the only person in the vehicle and was reported to be status 3. Our last update was that the […]

New Zealand venison farmers are being caught out by the Chinese government’s moves to clamp down on the trade of wild meat. The confusion has prompted some processors here to hold off shipping venison to the country. China has been tightening its rules on the trade of wild meat in the wake of the Co

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has announced Moving Day will go ahead as planned for dairy farmers this year, but with strict controls to help prevent the spread of Covid-19. On 1 June each year, the first day of the new dairy season, a large number of dairy farming families, sharemilkers, con

Prime Minister Jacinda Arden and Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health We’ll have a live stream of the media conference here. Watch the daily media conference with government officials and ministers. Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern are giv

Invercargill Police are seeking sightings of a vehicle in relation to missing man Dale Watene, who was last seen on April 16 in Otautau. Mr Watene had been using a blue 1995 Isuzu SUV style vehicle (pictured below) registration CGE638. This vehicle was located by Police on April 18 at Holt Park in O

Fourteen people have been arrested and 50 vehicles have been recovered after 112 Jucy rental vehicles were stolen last week In a release, police said they understand 112 vehicles were stolen from the car yard in Mangere last week. Fifty of the vehicles have been recovered so far. “The vast majority

The All of Government COVID-19 National Response will provide updates at 1.00 pm and 1.30 pm today. The level 4 lockdown has ended and New Zealand is now in alert level 3. The country will be in alert level 3 for at least two weeks and Cabinet will reveal what happens next on 11 May. […]