Mike Sanford

The closest ever look at the country’s hospitals reveals many intensive care units, operating theatres and emergency departments are in “poor or very poor” shape.The government is releasing the stocktake of hospital infrastructure today, putting the fix-it bill at $14 billion over the next decade, i

H&J Smith today confirmed it will close its Te Anau and Balclutha H&J Smith stores and downsize its Gore department store. It will also close Outdoor World at Remarkables Park in Queenstown. Late last month, H&J Smith announced a proposal to reduce its store network and consolidate its operations ba

There are no new cases of covid-19 in New Zealand for the 15th consecutive day, with just one active case remaining. The total remains at 1504 confirmed and probable cases, and just one case remains active. There was no media conference today. The Health Ministry said in a statement there have been

Air New Zealand is losing $5 million a day and is bracing for potentially more job losses saying it needs to slash $150 million more from its wage bill. The national carrier has already ditched 4000 jobs, and some employees have taken a 30 percent pay cut. The company has had more than $70 million [

Southern Institute of Technology (SIT), along with its Agricultural faculty Telford, have collaborated with Agricultural and Forestry industry groups to provide short training courses to allow people who may have lost their employment to quickly retrain for Agricultural and Forestry positions. SIT w

Courses and training in construction, agriculture and community work will be free for the next two-and-a-half years, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Education Minister Chris Hipkins have announced. Ardern also confirmed the Cabinet would next Monday consider the move to alert level 1, and she woul

A director, an ex-All Black, medical researchers, leading Māori artists and authors are among those recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours. In total 178 people have received Queen’s Birthday honours this year, with three new dames and two new knights. Professor Robert Elliott Elliott is

Careless disposal of hot ashes are believed to have caused a rubbish truck fire in Invercargill yesterday, with the quick thinking of the driver being credited for averting what could have been a deadly incident. Bond Contracts representative Mark Simpson said the wheelie bin truck had only just sta