Mike Sanford

What we know: Armed Offenders Squad call (AOS) are at an address on Aicken Rd Armed police have erected cordons around a house in Otatara Cordons were in place and traffic has been stopped in the area. A police dog handler was also at the scene, she said. Updated: A man has been taken into […]

Early Sunday morning, the body of a man working in the Falls Dam area of Central Otago, approximately 50km north of Alexandra, was found by searchers. He was 63-year-old Ross Andrew Gerken of Manapouri. Mr Gerken was working as a ferret trapper in the area. He set off yesterday morning, Saturday 4 M

Check out highlights from South Alive.‘s AMAZING 2017 Trolley Derby! You’ll love the last crash, but shaken off like a true champion! Rimu Street came alive, with kids (of ALL ages!) zipping down the graceful hill towards Elizabeth Park. With Police writing up speeding tickets and our Whats On Inver

Two Lotto players from Auckland will be lost for words after each winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning Lotto tickets were sold at New World Stonefields in Auckland and Supervalue Settlement Road in Papakura. Powerball was not struck this evening and ha

Queenstown Police have located the driver involved in a car versus pedestrian crash last night near Adelaide Street and Frankton Road. The driver, a 33-year-old male, will appear in Queenstown District Court on Monday March 6th. He is facing charges of failing to stop/ascertain injury after crash an

Sarah Dowie, MP for Invercargill, says the more than $1 million Tourism Growth Partnership funding announced today for two Southland attractions will help boost tourism in the region. “This is a shot in the arm for our region which saw tourists spend more than $600 million in the past year, up 6 per

The design of the NZ Transport Agency’s State Highway 1 Edendale Bypass, is nearing completion. “The project has been developed to increase the route’s efficiency and to improve both community safety and safety on State Highway 1 between Invercargill and Mataura,” says Transport Agency Project Manag

This Saturday the Riverside Speedway is set to host the final round of the Southern Bullet Series for Modified Sprints. Jason McMullin leads the series heading into the final and despite only having a slender lead of just two points, he shouldn’t feel any pressure. McMullin has been Mr Consistent th