Mike Sanford

Due to a crash, State Highway 99 is closed near Swan Road. Avoid the area or delay your journey if possible. A car crashed into a power pole in Southland tonight, causing the lines to collapse onto the road. A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesman said they were briefed on the incident on the Riverton-Wal

Police received a report of a collision involving a vehicle and a parked car on Pomona Street at 12:50.   The vehicle collied with a parked car and rolled onto its roof.   The road was closed to allow vehicle recovery and was reported clear at 2:30pm.   There were no reports of injury. An […]

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Following search warrants at two Invercargill properties this morning, Police made an arrest in relation to the murder of Chad Parekura. A 26-year-old man has now been charged with murder and is due to appear in the Invercargill District Court tomorrow. He also faces a charge of attempts to murder i

The first spade hit the ground in Southland yesterday, to transform the spectacular and challenging Hump Ridge Track to Great Walk status. A Whakatau Te Whenua to settle the land, bless the track, and clear the way for construction to begin, was held by mana whenua mana moana of the rohe, Ōraka Apar

Police can now release the name of the man who died on Don Street in Invercargill yesterday. He was 25-year-old Chad Parekura. “Chad was living and working in the Southland area and we extend our deepest sympathies to his family who never expected to be in this terrible position,” says Detective Sen

Police can now name the four people who died on Friday in a crash near Queens Park, Invercargill. They were: Konnor Steele, aged 16, from Bluff Indaka Rouse, aged 16, from Bluff Kyah Kennedy, aged 16, from Bluff O Maruhuatau Otuwhare Tawhai, aged 17, from Invercargill Police would like to extend our

Police can confirm four teenagers died following yesterday afternoon’s two-vehicle crash near Queens Park in Invercargill. A fifth person, the driver of a truck carrying concrete, was taken to hospital with minor injuries. The four teenage young men, three aged 16 and one aged 17, were travelling in