Mike Sanford

Invercargill timber processor Niagara Sawmilling Company has launched a $115 million expansion that will more than double its production capacity and create new jobs for the region. The expansion includes construction of a new sawmill at the company's Kennington site, currently being built in Canada and due to

A new community fund has been launched to help secure the future of ILT Stadium Southland, giving locals a simple way to support one of the region's busiest facilities. The Friends of the Stadium Fund has started with a $100,000 donation from an anonymous Southlander, managed through

The southern New Zealand dotterel population has surged by 52 percent following a successful aerial predator control operation on Stewart Island. The annual bird count at Southland beaches last week revealed the dotterel population has grown from 105 in April last year to an estimated 160 - the biggest annual

An Invercargill Lotto player is $19,810 richer after winning Second Division in tonight's live draw. The winning ticket was purchased from Four Square Newfield, making it one of ten Second Division wins across the country, each worth $19,810. Anyone who bought their ticket from Four Square

An Australian company is proposing a $3 billion plant near Invercargill that would turn Southland's brown coal reserves into fertiliser. Victorian Hydrogen wants to build the facility 30km northeast of the city, processing lignite into 1.5 million tonnes of urea fertiliser annually. The project could make New

State Highway 1 near Dacre has reopened after a fatal crash that claimed one life this morning. Police were called to the two-vehicle crash near Kerr Road at around 8.10am. One person was found dead at the scene. The highway remained closed in both directions for most of the

Mitchell Road has been closed to traffic after a culvert collapsed, cutting off access between two major intersections in the area. The emergency closure affects the stretch of Mitchell Road between Riverton Otautau Road and Waipango Ermedale Road intersections. The road will remain shut until Friday 24 April while repair

Invercargill bus fares could rise by up to 14 percent under a proposal from the City Council aimed at reducing the service's reliance on ratepayer funding. The proposed increases would see adult fares paid by card jump from $3.50 to $4.00, while youth, senior and Community