Mike Sanford

Visitors to Bluff Cemetery will soon be greeted by a pair of beautiful gates, instead of a vandalised area. Invercargill City Council Parks Performance Manager Zealan Simpkins said parks staff had come up with a fitting solution to an unfortunate problem at the cemetery. “Sadly, people have been dri

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is holding an Open Home at the scene of a house fire in 3 Lyon Street, Invercargill. Senior Firefighter Bradley May says that the Open home on Sunday 28 th June from 11am till 3pm is a good opportunity for the public to see the devastating impact of a house […]

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited (FCG) has announced that current Farmer Director, Peter McBride has been selected as the Co-operative’s Chairman-elect by his fellow Directors. Under Fonterra’s constitution, its Chairman is selected by the Board from within its pool of seven elected Farmer Direct

Police have arrested five people following the termination of two operations in Central Otago and Queenstown. On 24 June three search warrants were executed in Alexandra targeting the supply of MDMA and cannabis. The three addresses were linked to the long-term supply of illicit drugs in the communi

There is one new case of Covid-19 in New Zealand in managed isolation at an Auckland hotel. There are 14 active cases of the novel coronavirus and a total of 1170 cases. All of the active cases are in quarantine and there are no cases in the community. The new case is a man in […]

Police are still asking witnesses to a serious crash on Wednesday 17 June to come forward. Emergency services were called to the intersection of Morton and Centre Streets, Invercargill, about 4pm following the two-car crash. An 86-year-old woman was transported to hospital, however sadly she later d

There have been three new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation confirmed in New Zealand – two in Christchurch and one in Rotorua. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said the total number of confirmed cases was now 1169. Watch the latest media conference here: He said the Rotorua case

Watch the timelapse video below of the bridge construction. The new Pyramid bridge across the Mataura River will be officially opened at a ceremony on Friday 26 June 2020. The new bridge opens ahead of schedule and more than $2 million under the initial budget in what has been a remarkable project c