Mike Sanford

Fonterra farmers producing sustainable, high quality milk will be eligible for a new payment, as Fonterra announces important changes to the way it pays farmers for their milk. From 1 June 2021, Fonterra is introducing a Co-operative Difference Payment of up to 10 cents per kilogram of milk solids (

The Southland District Council has approved a 2.31 per cent rate rise, and will look at rates relief for those suffering financial hardship on a case-by-case basis. The rise is less than the council’s long term plan forecast of 3.27 per cent, and also less than the 2.65% initially proposed earlier t

The long awaited Suqian Friendship Garden in Queens Park is now open to the public. The most recent addition to Queens Park, the completion of the Chinese Garden marks another milestone in the long-running relationship between Invercargill City and Suqian City of Jiangsu province in China. Since for

Dr Bloomfield said there were two new cases of Covid-19 to report today, both in managed isolation facilities. One case in Wellington was now considered recovered, Dr Bloomfield said, so the total number of active cases was 10. Watch the live briefing here around 1pm: If you have symptoms of the cor

How do you train healthcare workers to recognise and manage Covid-19 before they have access to patients, or before people get sick? Southern Institute of Technology nursing students are learning through ‘augmented reality’ – using holograms of actors portraying patients to prepare for managing Covi

Police can confirm one person has now died following a serious crash in Invercargill last week. The three-vehicle collision occurred at the intersection of Morton Street and Centre Street at about 3.50pm on Wednesday 17 June. The driver of one of the vehicles died yesterday in hospital. The police i

Police were alerted to a tractor crash on a Eastern Southland farm just after 11am today in the Glenham area. Tragically a man died as a result of the crash. Police’s Serious Crash Unit attended and Worksafe NZ has been notified. Another person with moderate injuries was taken to Southland hospital

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield is providing an update on Covid-19 cases in the country. Yesterday, two more cases were confirmed, bringing the total of active cases to seven. The combined total of confirmed and probable cases was 1511. Watch the briefing live here around 1pm: A New