Mike Sanford

Severe north to northwest gales for Fiordland, Southland, Otago followed by a strong southerly change. An active front will move rapidly northeastwards across the lower South Island Friday morning, preceded by a very strong and moist northwest flow, and followed by much cooler southerlies. This Warn

Police are now in a position to release the name of the child who drowned in Gore on Tuesday 29 January in the Gore District Council treatment ponds. He was three-year-old Lachlan Jones. Police offer their sympathies to the friends and family of Lachlan. The death has been referred to the Coroner.

Invercargill Police have today arrested two people in relation to injuries sustained by a five-week-old baby in October 2018. A 32-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman will appear in Invercargill District Court this afternoon. As the matter is now before the Court, police are unable to provide any f

Gore District Mayor Tracy Hicks has offered his deepest sympathy to the family of the child who drowned last night in the Gore oxidation ponds. “This is an absolute tragedy and will be felt by many in our small, close knit community.” Chief executive Stephen Parry said the Council has instigated an

“POLICE UPDATE: Gore sudden death” Police can confirm that the child who died suddenly in Gore overnight was a 3-year-old boy. -//- Police continue to make inquiries into the death on behalf of the Coroner and are not in a position to make any further comment on the circumstances of the death. Gore

World class brown trout fly fishing, vintage aircraft and Hokonui Moonshine are all celebrated by events in the new ‘On the Fly Summer Festival’ in Gore. The festival includes many of the District’s existing events starting with the Gore A&P Show this Saturday, the Hokonui Moonshine Festival on Satu

If you would like your recently lost loved ones death / funeral notice or memoriam listed here, contact your Funeral Director for more information about this free service. They can also help you write the notice and offer other helpful advice and services in this time of need. Funeral Notices is a f

Today Invercargill can boast one of the tallest street art murals in New Zealand. Internationally acclaimed artist Danny (Deow) Owen is the creative behind the 33m high masterpiece, with the Invercargill Licensing Trust initially providing the blank canvas on the south wall of the Kelvin Hotel. Retu