Mike Sanford

A man who was critically injured in a crash near Kingston last week has died in hospital. The crash involving a car and a bus occurred on SH 6 at around 7.20am on Thursday 1 November. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Serious Crash Unit. Another man died at the crash […]

A 14-year-old male has been remanded in custody following an incident at Southland Boys’ High School. Another male student was stabbed in the neck with a pair of scissors shortly before 2pm yesterday. The injuries are not life-threatening and he is recovering well in hospital. The 14-year-old appear

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A serious assault at Southland Boys High School this afternoon, led to one student being hospitalised while another taken into Police custody. The injured student with serious injuries was taken to Southland Hospital by Emergency services. Both people involved were students at the school, School rec

One person is injured and trapped in their car after it left the road and crashed into a power pole causing power lines to fall down and cover part of the highway. The accident is blocking the Dipton-Winton highway south of the intersection with Benmore Otapiri Road. What we know: power lines coveri

Five lucky Lotto players will be popping the champagne after each winning $200,000 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at the following stores: Store Location Countdown Kerikeri Kerikeri Onerahi Bookshop & Lotto Whangarei Kaukapakapa Store Kaukapakap

After nine attempts, and after being jilted twice at the altar, Michael Vink is finally a Tour of Southland champion. It was third time lucky for the lanky Cantabrian after finishing runner-up in both 2016 and 2017, Vink clinging onto a 16sec lead during the final, frantic 77km stage from Winton to

Hamish Bond has ridden a stunning individual time trial this morning to win the penultimate stage of the 2018 SBS Bank Tour of Southland and get himself within 18sec of race leader Michael Vink. Heading into this afternoon’s 77km stage from Winton to Invercargill, Vink, who has been runner-up for th