Mike Sanford

The body of Jamie Stephen Boniface has today been recovered from Aparima River, Riverton. Mr Boniface, 28, went missing after the dingy he was in overturned on Sunday afternoon. His body was retrieved from the water, near the Aparima River bridge, by local divers and the Coastguard around10am. Polic

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Police can now release the name of the fisherman who has been missing since the dingy he was in overturned in the Riverton Estuary on Sunday afternoon. He is 28-year-old local man Jamie Stephen Boniface. The Police National Dive Squad carried out an extensive search of the estuary and other areas to

Southlanders supportive of gender equality have a chance to kick-start the conversation at Are We There Yet? presented by KIND Women at Centrestage Theatre in Invercargill on Thursday 13th September. KIND Women is a group of women passionately committed to not only the issues surrounding gender equa

The highway linking the West Coast and Otago closed after 7 am this morning due to a rockfall on the Otago side. No Detour route is available. NZ Transport Agency crews are working to clear the slip this morning with State Highway 6 south of Makarora, likely to be closed until mid-afternoon. The Tra

Around 2.30pm yesterday a member of the public alerted an off duty police officer that a dingy containing three men had overturned in the Riverton Estuary. One man was retrieved from the water due to the quick thinking and bravery of the officer and member of the public, while the second occupant sw

The search for a man missing from a boat in Southland today has been called off for the night. Police were made aware around 2:30pm today that a 3m alloy dinghy with three people on board had sunk in the Aparima River estuary at Riverton. Two people made it to shore uninjured, however the third […]

Updated: The man dramatically arrested after Saturday’s Police chase from Invercargill ending in Frankton appeared in Invercargill District Court. Richard John Percival, 40, pleaded not guilty to 18 charges, relating to an alleged crime spree across the South Island ending on Saturday when he was ar