Mike Sanford

Stewart Island air services have taken off thanks to Government support announced today, Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds says. "A $640,000 loan to South East Air, owner of aircraft operated by Stewart Island Flights, will support the refurbishment and return to service of an aircraft it owns - boosting

Kennards Hire's Invercargill branch has won New Zealand Branch of the Year for the second year in a row — a title that surprised the people who earned it most. The six-person team beat out 31 other branches across the country to take the top honour at the company&

Invercargill Airport has named a new runway take-off point after Burt Munro — and the fit is hard to argue with. MUNRO became operational on Thursday, giving pilots the option to depart from an inset point on Runway 04 without backtracking the full length of the strip. It cuts the taxi

Southern Institute of Technology has signed new partnership agreements with three Chinese universities after its CEO joined a government-led education delegation to China in late July. Bharat Guha was part of an 11-institute polytechnic delegation that visited Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou from July 26 to 31, travelling alongside Tertiary Education

The Invercargill Transfer Station's outgoing weighbridge is being replaced, and for the next month, getting to the tip will take a little longer than usual. Work begins Thursday September 10 and is expected to run for about a month. The weighbridge — more than 30 years old and well

An Invercargill MyLotto ticket is among the winners from Wednesday night's Lotto draw, with the holder in line for $14,093 after matching Second Division. Draw 2617, held Wednesday September 2, produced three First Division winners of $333,333 each. Those tickets were sold at Fresh Choice Te

The Y Southland wants 150 stories to mark 150 years — and it's asking Southlanders to help find them. The organisation, formerly the Invercargill YMCA, has launched a campaign called 150 Faces of The Y, calling on the community to nominate people who have shaped the not-for-profit since it

An Invercargill Lotto player is $333,333 richer after Saturday night's draw — but Powerball rolled over again, and now it's sitting at $25 million. Three tickets split First Division in draw 2616 on Saturday August 29. One was sold through MyLotto to an Invercargill City player.