Mike Sanford

Southern Institute of Technology’s newest mode of programme delivery for students was introduced in the first semester this year – HyFlex Delivery; it has recently received recognition at an international level, through presenting at a teaching symposium, as well as award nominations for individual

Sean Plunket from The Platform New Zealand speaks to Nation education spokeswoman Penny Simmonds about the Te Pūkenga disaster. Labour’s mega polytechnic Te Pūkenga is a shambles that couldn’t have come at a worse time amid New Zealand’s growing skills shortage, National’s Tertiary Education spokesp

Farmers across the country are being asked to go back to school as a part of a new educational programme for children called Farmer Time. The initiative, which originates from the UK, links farmers with primary and intermediate school children through virtual classroom sessions using video call tech

More than 1200 people are convoying to Invercargill this week for the 2022 New Zealand Gymnastics Championships, at ILT Stadium Southland. 870-odd athletes have qualified their way to the championships where they will be battling it out over the next four days for national titles in aerobics, men’s

Cartoon of the Day: Thanks to Garrick Tremain. https://garricktremain.nz/cartoons

The Gore District Council is calling on the Government to conduct a national referendum to prove it has the mandate to go ahead with the Three Waters reform. Councillors today unanimously endorsed a submission to the Finance and Expenditure Selection Committee opposing the Government’s model for Thr

Environment Southland has discovered Didemnum vexillum, commonly known as carpet sea squirt, at two locations in the waters around Rakiura/Stewart Island, as well as a further discovery of the invasive seaweed Undaria pinnatifida (Undaria) at a new site. Carpet sea squirt is an exclusion pest under

Black Ferns sevens star Alena Saili is the 2022 ILT Southland senior sportsperson of the year.  The 23-year-old former Southland Girls’ High School student and two-time Southland junior sportsperson of the year became the first Southland woman to win an Olympic Games gold medal, as part of the New Z