Mike Sanford

The rise in agritech is making it tough for farmers to stay in prime shape and as a result, personalised exercise programmes in rural communities are in high demand, Exercise New Zealand (ExerciseNZ) says. New Zealand’s rural community has a population of around 600,000 people driving the country’s

Fonterra is required to consider its forecast Farmgate Milk Price every quarter as a condition of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act. For this purpose, Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited today confirmed the forecast Farmgate Milk Price of $6.00 per kgMS announced in November. When combined with t

Jobs expected to go at The Warehouse Group head offices after planned restructuring designed to combine the leadership of both The Warehouse and Warehouse Stationery, along with the separate combined leadership of Noel Leeming and Torpedo7. It also includes moving the support structures that service

The Commerce Commission has declined to grant clearance for the proposed merger of Sky Network Television and Vodafone New Zealand. The Commission’s assessment focused on the impact of the proposed merger on competition in both the broadband and mobile telecommunications markets. To grant clearance,

Council is asking people for feedback on its 2017 Annual Plan, in which there are six key issues and a proposed rates increase of 4.7%. Council’s Strategy and Policy Manager, Melissa Short, said there were a number of important issues that Council would like the community’s feedback on, which were v

A giant of the New Zealand rail industry has been lost. Russell Glendinning, the man who made the Kingston Flyer a world-renowned attraction, died today, aged 80. Mr Glendinning lost his battle with cancer, and with him, New Zealand lost an icon. His 49-year career with railways had the unceremoniou

It was only a month ago Southland Youth Saloon driver Nathan Rhind had never even won a race, but four short weeks later he has had maiden race wins at Beachlands Speedway in Dunedin, and a race win at Riverside Speedway in Invercargill. Following his race wins Rhind won the Otago Youth Saloon Title

A positive few months has seen Classic Motorcycle Mecca welcome over 10,000 visitors through its doors since opening in late November 2016. Transport World Director Joc O’Donnell says “It’s going well, the Burt Munro Challenge was a huge week for us. Since then on average we receive around 450 – 750