Mike Sanford

Kepler Challenge debutantes Nancy Jiang and Daniel Jones have taken out the 60km mountain run in Te Anau today, while a race record which had lasted for a decade was smashed in the Luxmore Grunt. Jiang, who was 15th at the world mountain running championship earlier this year, was a comfortable winn

Motorists are advised that the Dunedin Southern Motorway, near the Mosgiel off ramp, is currently closed in both directions following a serious crash. The crash occurred at 7.30pm and involved a motorcyclist. One person has serious injuries. Diversions are in place through Mosgiel southbound and Kin

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What’s On Invers received a number of messages this morning of a drive by shooting at a Princes St house early Friday (30th November) morning. Police were called and have confirmed a gunman fired shots at the property. Police believe up to three shots were fired at the house, leaving holes in walls

The investigation into the aggravated robbery outside the ANZ Bank on Wednesday 21 November is ongoing. Police believe the vehicle pictured was used by offenders to leave the inner city area shortly after the robbery occurred. It was parked in the Leven Street carpark at around 9am and left at about

Thunderstorms have developed in Southland, Clutha and Central Otago this afternoon. Some of these thunderstorms are expected to bring heavy rain with intensities of 10 to 25mm per hour and hail 10 to 20mm in diameter. Additionally there is a moderate risk that some slow moving thunderstorms could be

The Southland Housing Action Forum is meeting Government and sector representatives next week as part of a concerted approach to tackling wide-ranging housing concerns in the region. The Southland Chamber of Commerce has been facilitating meetings between like-minded community organisations to look

An Invercargill woman was stabbed at the Martin and Princes Streets intersection, South city on Tuesday evening (27th November) What we know: the woman was rushed to hospital in a private vehicle a police media spokesperson said they received a report of a stabbing in the suburb of Strathern at 7pm