Mike Sanford

Here on the streets of Tokyo, the hype and energy surrounding the Rugby World Cup is infectious. I’m here as part of the Japan team’s medical and physiotherapy contingent, making the team as game ready as they can be. The mentality of game-ready is a skill I’ve spend year refining and is applicable

Over the past three years this column has provided information and insights into issues of vital interest to City Council ratepayers such as the museum closure, the Don Street development, the CBD development and the WasteNet tender process. In areas where we found the Council to be acting in ways w

To vote in a local authority, you need to be enrolled on either the residential roll (the same roll which is used at the General Elections for government. Here is where the 10 sitting councillors stand on the Wastenet Tender: The sitting city councillors and mayoral candidates to oppose Wastenet rec

The local body elections are upon us again, and the past three years have certainly gone fast. I am just coming to the end of my first term on the Board at the ILT, a position I have found stimulating, exciting, and, at times challenging. These three years have been extremely rewarding. I have been

Vinyl – a format that was believed by some to have died decades ago – is now on the verge of outselling CDs for the first time since the mid-1980s, Rolling Stone magazine reports. Last year, a report from the US suggested CD sales were declining three times as quickly as vinyl sales were growing. […

It’s official – for the first time in more than 70 years, the kākāpō population is a record 213 birds. The youngest chick of the bumper 2018/19 breeding season, Stella-3-B-2019, has today turned 150 days old – the age at which all chicks are deemed to be “juvenile” and officially added to the adult

Emergency services responded to a serious crash on Huntly Road in Woodside, Dunedin. Police were called to the two-vehicle crash at 5.31pm. Early reports indicated there are multiple persons with critical injuries. Motorists are advised to expect delays and avoid the area if possible.   UPDATE: Two

Police have arrested a 43-year-old man in relation to a number of thefts from vehicles around Invercargill, including recreation areas and reserves. He appeared before the Invercargill District Court today on charges including theft from a vehicle and unlawful interference with a vehicle, and has be