Mike Sanford

Police were called to a crash on State Highway 99, Thornbury at 9.25pm last night when the drivers car collided with a power pole, bringing lines down on to the road. The driver of the car fled the scene on foot and enquiries are ongoing to identify and locate him – it does appear that […]

Reports released by Southern DHB have found almost 1 in 25 patient attendances to Southern DHB Emergency Departments are alcohol related. Data from 24 months of electronic patient records of presentations at the hospital’s emergency departments in Dunedin, Southland and Lakes District Hospitals were

Heavy rain for the west and south of the South Island and northwest gales for the south and east. A complex front, preceded by strong and moist northwesterlies, is expected to move onto the South Island from the southwest this afternoon, then move slowly north over the Island during late Sunday and

Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) graduate Stefenpon Sitindjak has successfully competed in, and won the Lee Kum Kee NZ Developing Chefs Challenge which was held on October 12th at the Auckland Seafood School. Mr Sitindjak’s winning dish was a skilful fusion of Chinese cuisine and the food he g

There are nine new cases – eight in managed isolation and one household contact of previous case – reported in New Zealand today, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has confirmed. Dr Bloomfield and Minister of Health Chris Hipkins have provided a Covid-19 update this afternoon. Seven of

Police are reviewing the death of a Gore toddler who drowned in the town’s wastewater treatment ponds last January. Lachlan Jones, who was three-years-old, could not be revived after being found unresponsive in the sewage oxidation pond in south Gore. Police ruled it as a death by drowning, but the

With the long weekend coming up Southern DHB’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr Susan Jack is urging Southerners to maintain important health and hygiene precautions including being tested if you have any cold or flu symptoms, no matter how minor. “The increase in cases we are seeing in managed isolati

Invercargill City Council has been successful in its application for funding for three special projects which will bring the chance to truly innovate the city’s streets. About $400,000 has been awarded to Council from the Waka Kotahi Innovating Streets pilot fund. Roading Manager Russell Pearson sai