Mike Sanford

Two cars collided at the intersection of Rimu Road and Longbush South Road in Southland. One ambulance is at the scene and another on route. A St John spokesman said three people have serious injuries and will be taken to Southland hospital. Cordons are in place and motorists are asked to be patient

St John ambulance attended a motor vehicle accident on Oki Street near Oreti beach, assessed and treated two female passengers with minor injuries and did not require hospital treatment, a St John’s spokesperson said.

Another sizzling hot summer of music will be hitting our shores in January with Greenstone Entertainment announcing its line-up of four international acts for the annual Summer Concert Tour. Queenstowns Gibbston Valley Winery will start the three date tour on Saturday January 19th 2019. Supertramp’s

The Boeing 737-800 – QF 121 from Sydney to Queenstown – has been stuck on the runway at Invercargill Airport. The airport says it’s thought there was a technical problem. “We understand it had a mechanical issue and diverted down to us”, airport chief executive Nigel Finnerty told 1 NEWS. “We’re jus

The Gore District Council has received a record number of submissions to its 10 Year Plan with 232 individuals and organisations having their say. Submissions closed last Friday to Are We Ready? the Council’s 10-Year-Plan Consultation Document. Councillors will this Thursday hold an extraordinary me

Invercargill City Councillors have today voted to include key projects in the 2018-2028 Long-term Plan (LTP). The LTP sets out Council’s vision for the next 10 years, and examines the projects and services the Council will deliver during those 10 years. At an Extraordinary meeting today, the Council

A new strain of the rabbit calicivirus has been confirmed in a single wild rabbit found on a Marlborough farm. The strain – called RHDV2 – is widespread in Europe and Australia, but this is the first time it has been found in New Zealand, says MPI response manager John Brightwell. “The virus affects

Tuatapere property owners on the Southland District Council sewerage scheme will receive a refund from Council. Chief financial officer Anne Robson said the $1060 (GST inclusive) refund will go to all Tuatapere properties which connected to the sewerage scheme when it was built in 2008-2009. Propert