Public Service Commissioner Peter Hughes revealed Bloomfield’s decision in a statement this morning. Bloomfield had signalled to the commissioner late last year he intended to step down before his term officially ended on 11 June 2023, Hughes said. He said Bloomfield had done an outstanding job lead

Heavy rain for western parts of central New Zealand. Southwest gales along the coast from Southland to Dunedin. A complex trough of low pressure moves eastwards across the country today, preceded by a moist northwest flow that delivers periods of heavy rain to western parts of central New Zealand. T

Two hunters who have been missing in Fiordland since Saturday have been found. The pair were found walking out of the bush near Lilliburn Valley Road. The police say they are being flown to Southland Hospital to be assessed as a precaution. They were reported overdue by fellow hunters on Sunday afte

It is a dark and stormy night, and strange things are afoot at the Barraclough mansion. With the recently deceased master of the manor lying in state in the library, bumbling solicitors Blundell (Ian Reeves) and Mickleby (Jason Fraser) arrive to read his will, in which he divides his fortune between

Extra fire crews are being brought in today to try and contain a large blaze on conservation wetlands at Awarua, south of Invercargill. The fire which started on Saturday and extends from the head of Awarua Bay to the Waituna Wetlands has burnt through about 1000 hectares containing peat. Fire and E

The SBS Bank Southland Stags are pleased to lock in Marist’s Flynn Thomas for the 2022 Bunnings NPC Season. Thomas, 23, made huge strides on and off the field in 2021, with his first season without serious injury in many years, an issue that plagued the stalwart hooker since his debut against Hawkes

The country will remain at the red Covid-19 traffic light setting, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. Watch here: Ardern made the announcement at today’s post-Cabinet media briefing from about 4pm. She said the rolling average of cases had declined 36 percent in the two weeks since the government r

The Water Shortage Direction issued yesterday has been amended to exclude the water takes from the upper Mataura River catchment where the serious temporary shortage of water is less critical, at this time. The area that is being excluded from the water shortage direction is the part of the Mataura