High levels of faecal bacteria in Caroline Bay, a Timaru man's conviction for importing a child sex doll and sporting star Tom Walsh winning the Halberg Awards were headline makers during February. DAVID ROWLAND/PHOTOSPORT Tom Walsh holds the New Zealand Sportsman of the Year Award and the Halberg Supreme Awards he won in 2018. A quick thinking truck driver was praised for getting his burning trailer unit off State Highway 1 near Makikihi. Eyewitnesses reported the truck travelling along the highway with flames and smoke billowing from the trailer unit. JOHN BISSET/STUFF One of the South Canterbury hay convoys gets ready to head to fire-hit Nelson with much needed stock food.

Source: Stuff December 19, 2019 00:00 UTC