Mike Sanford

Environment Southland’s latest check for toxic algae at the Aparima River at Thornbury has detected elevated levels of potentially toxic cyanobacteria. Also known as benthic cyanobacteria, which forms in lakes and streams, these algae produce toxins that can be harmful to people and animals if swall

The SIT Zero Fees Southland Sharks today announced a 14-man local pre-season training squad which will prepare for the 2018 National Basketball League season in the New Year. The squad consists of players selected from the recent Sharks Summer League and will commence training from February, with pl

Two women have been arrested following a joint operation between the Dunedin Police Organised Crime Squad and Customs targeting an organised crime group importing methamphetamine into Dunedin and Nelson. A search warrant was carried out in Dunedin on Thursday 7 December and two women, aged 40 and 28

Bluff celebrated Christmas in style on Sunday when the annual Christmas In The Bluff event was held in the port town. Hundreds of people lined Gore Street as a street parade featuring floats, boats, classic cars, motorbikes, hot rods, trucks, tractors and more passed by before the Bluff Coastguard a

It will be a weekend to remember for six Lotto players, who have won $166,667 each with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at Rockfield Superette in Auckland, Valentine’s Stationers in Auckland, Countdown Pukekohe and Countdown Pukekohe South in Pukekohe

A front moves northwards across the South Island West Coast this morning and afternoon and onto Buller this evening, followed shortly afterwards by a more active cold front. These fronts are forecast to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms to the west of the South Island, especially to Fiordland and W

With temperatures across the country much warmer than usual for this time of year, road surface temperatures are likely to be higher than 50°C through to Monday, 11 December, next week, says the NZ Transport Agency. “The summer roadworks season is in full swing across the South Island State Highway

Police and emergency services are attending a serious crash south of Milton. A vehicle travelling north has collided with a truck travelling south on State Highway 1, near Moneymore Road. A van following the other vehicle has taken evasion action and gone into a ditch. One person has died at the sce