Malcolm Gayfer

A rescue helicopter is flying 400 km to the Auckland Islands on an urgent mission to medevac a woman injured by a sea lion pup. The woman had been assisting research work on Enderby Island swabbing sea lion pups’ mouths when she cut her finger about nine days ago. The Rescue Coordination Centre New

Invercargill Police are investigating an incident on Limestone Plains Road, Thornbury which occurred at around 11pm on Monday 9 January. Detective Sergeant John Kean says the occupants of a house awoke to door-knocking and when they opened their door they was confronted with a person brandishing a f

The male pedestrian hit by a vehicle on State Highway 8 north of Alexandra has died. Emergency services were called to the scene on State Highway 8, near Airport Rd, about 5.30pm. A St John spokeswoman said an ambulance arrived at the scene after receiving the call. “We assessed the patient, but unf

What a few weeks its been, we’ve got a new PM after John Key declared his innings closed. Work on restoring the road and rail links into and out of Kaikoura is swinging into action after the huge earthquakes last month. The Invers inner city decorations are up and already one Christmas tree has been

The misuse of the Southland disAbility Enterprises drive-through recycling facility by several local businesses is restricting access for Invercargill householders and creating litter issues. Southland disAbility Enterprises is contracted to the Invercargill City Council to provide a drive-through r

About $2 million will be spent on Otago and Southland roads to keep key tourist routes safer this summer, Clutha-Southland MP Todd Barclay says. The funding, announced today by Associate Transport Minister Craig Foss, is part of the Visiting Drivers Project’s $15 million road safety engineering prog

The countdown to the forth Te Anau Tennis Invitational is underway as eight of the country’s top male tennis players confirm their names on the draw. With a prize purse in excess of $20,000 the invitational is rated third on the New Zealand tennis calendar behind the annual ASB Classics held in Auck

No shortage of big words here but also some very important words as the world around us changes at an alarming speed. This will be well worth investing a wee bit of time with. What do nanotechnology, bioinformatics, artificial intelligence and robotics have in common, and, more importantly, how do t