Mike Sanford

Update: 5:38pm Police advise the road has been reopened. Update: 11am, Police have advised the road is closed again. Gorge Road Invercargill Highway has been closed again this morning to allow the Serious Crash Unit to examine the scene of a crash from earlier today. The road is expected to remain c

Police are seeking sightings of a vehicle involved crash in Edendale last night. At about 5.15pm on the 12th of November 2020, a vehicle accident on Edendale Woodlands Highway near Dacre was reported to Police. Police would like to speak to the driver of a red vehicle believed to be involved and any

With new community cases of COVID-19 in Auckland, Southern DHB’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr Michael Butchard is reminding Southerners to get tested if they have any cold or flu symptoms. “While there is no information indicating an increased risk in our region from the Auckland cases, it is an im

After suffering a serious slump the wool industry has nearly managed to claw back prices to pre-Covid levels. The disruption to the supply chain caused by Covid-19 had resulted in significantly reduced demand from overseas mills. PGG Wrightson general manager for wool Grant Edwards said during lockd

Ongoing vandalism and trespassing on two old wooden buildings that have exposed asbestos and are structural unsound has forced their urgent demolition. Two derelict wooden buildings, once part of the old Gore High School near the Mataura River, are to be demolished. However, the names of former pupi

Minister for Covid-19 Response Chris Hipkins says there is one new community case of Covid-19 in Auckland. “There is at this point no clear link to a facility or the border,” he said. “I want to stress that we’re in the early days of information coming through … we will be undertaking a further pres

Creative arts students at Southern Institute of Technology (SIT), are buzzing with excitement; they’re just a few days away from the cameras rolling on a short film, which has been adapted from an award-winning story by a local author. The project highlights the incredible range of creative talent i

Police are seeking information in relation to a home invasion at a property in Eastern Bush near Clifden, Southland yesterday. We are appealing for sightings of a vehicle similar to an older model blue-coloured Ford Courier or Mazda Bounty, with possibly a raised suspension, mud tyres, roof racks an