A picture of Pearl Te Amo, sent to prison for drink- driving causing death and for failing to stop after the accident, was incorrectly captioned yesterday as Michelle Grace (pictured), who was the victim of the fatal crash. We apologise to the extended Grace family for the distress this mistake caused. *Correction July 24: The [...]
The Southland Times incorrectly described 91-year-old Ken Paterson as being the oldest returned serviceman in Wanaka. We have since been advised that Elmslie House resident Percy Wellington, at 99, is older. Report an error
Tony Brendon Jones, 36, was the man sentenced in the Invercargill District Court on Wednesday for assaulting a female in October, not Tony John Jones, as we reported yesterday. Tony John Jones is facing a similar though unrelated charge and his case is yet to be heard. The error is regretted. Report an error
The Tiwai Point aluminium smelter provided $200,000 for the kakapo recovery programme this year through Rio Tinto Alcan. A research trip to Spain, funded from this sponsorship, will cost $7000, not $200,000 as reported yesterday. We apologise for the error. Report an error
A REPORT yesterday saying “Southland’s water crisis appeared to be over” had mis-stated the situation, because there was no “crisis” to begin with, according to Environment Southland. Comments attributed to Environment Southland groundwater scientist Karen Wilson gave the impression that a “crisis” had been averted by recent rainfall. She did not say there had been [...]
On-the-Spot Dairy in Salford St, Invercargill, staff did use gloves when serving an ice cream during a survey of dairies and their hygiene standards, which was published on Saturday. We’re sorry for any embarrassment we may have caused the dairy’s staff. Report an error
The new burger joint to open in Invercargill is called Devil Burger, not Devilled Burgers. We are sorry for the mistake. Report an error
The word sanitiser was inadvertently changed to scientist yesterday when a page 1 story was being edited. We’re sorry for the confusion. Report an error
Does humble pie have swedes in it? Hereabouts it does. We’re sorry if you tried to make a swede cake based on the recipe we published on Saturday, because it wouldn’t have gone well. A production error sabotaged the recipe. We contrived to merge the last three items, which should have run with the following [...]
Yesterday’s front-page lead story, that convicted sexual predator Peter Jordan was related to notorious Southland woman Minnie Dean, was wrong. New Plymouth’s The Daily News newspaper, which provided the story, advised yesterday that Jordan was related to Cecil Guilford, a child who had been in Minnie Dean’s care. The Southland Times apologises for the error. [...]
In yesterday’s story a subbing error incorrectly implied that Ben Heather’s grandfather had died. We’re sorry about that. He’s very much alive. Report an error
