Mike Sanford

The fun police have put a stop to what generations of Bluffy’s have done as kids, jumping off the wharf near the boat ramp. On a private local Bluff group over 200 Facebook comment in less than 24 hours after a Stuff article complaining about Bluff kids being in the way of boaties using the boat […]

Fonterra has launched a new fresh milk product in China in partnership with Hema Fresh, Alibaba’s innovative new retail concept which combines traditional bricks-and-mortar shopping with a digital experience. The new Daily Fresh milk range is now available in Hema’s 14 stores in Shanghai and Suzhou

A man has been seriously injured after a three-vehicle crash near Arrowtown this afternoon. A spokesman for St John said the man was taken by ambulance to Lakes District Hospital. Emergency services were called to the crash, at the corner of SH6 and McDonnell Rd, at 12.22pm. A police spokeswoman sai

The Gore District Council will start pumping water from the Mataura River this afternoon to supplement the Mataura water supply. A significant drawdown of water from the reservoir over the last few days has jeopardised the town’s water supply. Efforts to locate the cause have so far been unsuccessfu

A truck driver has died after his truck and trailer unit rolled at Beaumont, in the Clutha District. Emergency services were called to Rongahere Road, about 3km south of Beaumont, at 6:22am. The driver of the truck was trapped in the cab, and was unfortunately pronounced dead at the scene. A section

The Mataura reservoir dropped to only 39 percent capacity overnight forcing the Gore District Council to activate its emergency water take from the Mataura River, albeit for only an hour. Water will be pumped from the river to the town’s water treatment plant and blended with water from the Pleura D

Drink plenty of water, apply sunscreen and cover up, and don’t spend too long in the sun. This is the message from Southland Hospital’s Emergency Department, following a spate of heat-related presentations in the past day. Southlanders have arrived at the emergency department with affects from faint

A total fire ban has been imposed across Southland from midnight Sunday 14th January. The ban comes in the wake of today’s 32 degree highs. ‘There is an extreme fire risk for the next two days, with the forecast for even higher temperatures as well as wind,” ,’ says Elton Smith, Southland Principal