Mike Sanford

Two Lotto players from Mount Maunganui and Alexandra will be popping the champagne after each winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at Bayfair Lotto in Mount Maunganui and Alexandra New World in Alexandra. Powerball was not struck this

Police are appealing for information following an aggravated burglary in the Southland town of Waikaia last night. About 9.15pm a man armed with a knife entered a Blaydon Street property. He struggled with a woman living at the address and demanded access to a gun safe. He is described as about 30-y

Invercargill Police investigating the aggravated robbery of Pomona Street Discounter Dairy last night are appealing for information. At around 9:30pm two men entered the store armed with a claw hammer and a knife. One man was wearing a blue hoody with white writing, grey track pants with two blue st

The long anticipated refurbishment of Invercargill City Libraries and Archives on Dee Street is to begin next month. The project, which will be undertaken in four stages, will begin with the renovation of Information Services with works starting on 7 May. Libraries and Archives Manager Marianne Fost

Air New Zealand is continuing to work with engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce on a global issue involving some of the Trent 1000 engines that power its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner fleet. European regulator EASA issued a directive requiring operators of a type of Trent 1000 engine known as ‘Package C’ to ca

Welcome to our first guest post something we have been working on for a while, today we kick things off with Southland District Council Mayor Gary Tong. Mike & Mal. Each of the towns here has its own personality, its own set of opportunities and challenges, and a different list of issues that make t

Police have today seized cash, drugs and an illegal firearm following a search warrant in Alexandra this morning. Three people were arrested and a substantial amount of cash, several grams of methamphetamine, cannabis and an illegal firearm, along with loaded magazine, were seized at the Centennial

Southland’s one-stop shop for jobs and career advice is back and ready to provide a helping hand for job-seekers in Southland. The Southland Pop Up Job Shop is returning for its second year and opened today on Tay street (next to Zookeepers cafe) and is expanding across the region with pop up shops