Mike Sanford

Three Lotto players from Auckland and Invercargill have hit the Lotto jackpot in tonight’s live Lotto draw, each taking home $333,333 with Lotto First Division. The winning tickets were sold at Countdown Botany and Weymouth Superette in Auckland and Otatara Four Square in Invercargill. Powerball was

A man has died following a single-vehicle crash on Otahuti Rd, Otahuti, earlier this evening. Police were called to the scene about 5.20pm following a report of a motorbike having gone off the road. The rider sadly died at the scene. The Serious Crash Unit has been advised.

Southland Police are appealing for information after an incident in Riverton last weekend. Around 2am on Saturday 6 April, a man was walking west along Palmerston Street when he was hit by a vehicle while crossing the road outside Hammer Hardware. The man suffered serious injuries as a result and re

Police are in attendance at a serious crash on State Highway One (Milton Highway) near Crichton. Emergency services were called to the collision, between a car and a truck, around 2:10pm. One person has died at the scene. It is unclear at this stage if anyone else has been injured. The Serious Crash

Things are starting to warm up ahead of the the local body elections in October, with Nobby Clark, the spokesperson for the Invercargill Ratepayers Advocacy group, throwing his hat into the ring to be elected to Council. Kari Graber is the other outside to declare an interest in standing so far. Cur

Eleven people have been arrested after a series of search warrants across the Southern District. Eight warrants were executed over the last 10 days in Queenstown, Invercargill and Gore, targeting organised criminal networks and serious offending. One search warrant was executed in Queenstown, two in

A petrol tanker and car collided this morning (Friday 12th April) today on State Highway 1 between Dacre and Edendale. What we know: No injuries are life-threatening Three fire appliances attended – two from Edendale, one from Invercargill The fuel tanker was being checked for leaks One lane of the

Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker welcomes the news of the New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing’s (NZTR) venue plan final report, with thoroughbred racing to continue at Gore. “At the same time the announcement is disappointing for Winton, with the club set to cease racing at the track from the 2019/2020