Mike Sanford

A 26-year-old man was arrested early on Saturday morning after allegedly doing a number of burglaries in the Central Southland areas of Benmore and South Hillend. The man has now been charged with multiple offences including burglary and unlawfully taking a motor vehicle. He made an initial court ap

Gore Police are appealing for information in relation to a black Harley Davidson motorcycle travelling at speed in Gore on Sunday 12 June. The rider was wearing a black hoodie, brown pants and a black helmet. Police understand the rider travelled from Mataura to Gore between 5.30pm and 6.00pm and ar

Fonterra today announced its 2022/23 opening forecast Farmgate Milk Price and provided an update on its third-quarter performance. The opening forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the 2022/23 season is set at $8.25 – $9.75 per kgMS, with a midpoint of $9.00 per kgMS. CEO Miles Hurrell says the strong op

An exceptionally successful Handbags and Gladrags fundraiser for CanInspire Charitable Trust was run last Saturday night. 48 people dressed up in their best to attend the mystery handbag auction at Industry, raising over $4000 for the charity. Southland CanBead Tutor and key organiser for the event,

Gore Police have arrested a 27-year-old man in relation to an incident at the BP Railway Esplanade on 4 June. During the incident, the man is alleged to have presented a taser at another man, following an altercation between the two. The 27-year-old Gore man was arrested yesterday and has been charg

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited (Fonterra) advises that it will allocate up to $50m to an on-market share buyback programme commencing 30 June 2022. Chairman Peter McBride says that in making this decision, Fonterra has looked at prevailing prices in the Fonterra Shareholders Market (FSM) alongs

Lumsden Heritage Trust chair John Titter is thrilled that his trust’s heritage rail project has received national recognition. The A class passenger carriage A199 received the Best Carriage and Guards Van Restoration Award at the Federation of Rail Organisations of New Zealand (FRONZ) conference in

Police attended a two vehicle crash on Bluff Highway near the Janet Street intersection. The crash involved a logging truck and a ute. One person had serious injuries and was transported to hospital and another had minor injuries. The vehicles were blocking the road and have just been cleared from t