Otago Coastal Police are now able to release the name of the kayaker who drowned in Waitaki River yesterday.
32-year-old Marshall Robert Smith, a local from Waimate District, died after ... More
A large scale search and rescue exercise on Stewart Island over the weekend has been successfully completed, with the trial of new tracking technology proving useful in the challenging terrain. ... More
A man has died this evening after getting into trouble while kayaking on the Waitaki River, near Kurow.
Police were alerted to the situation at approximately 4:50pm today and a rescue ... More
At about 8pm yesterday Police and fire responded to a house fire on Mulford Stret, Dunedin.
The house was extensively damaged. There was nobody in the property at the time.
As a ... More
Southern Police have conducted a thorough search of the Bluff harbour and Foveaux Strait after a member of the public reported seeing two divers swept out in the current around 1pm.
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Police and the Coast Guard are continuing to search the Bluff harbour area after a member of the public reported seeing two divers being swept out in the current earlier this afternoon.
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