News Desk

Lindsay Herman has never won anything in his life. That changed on Sunday when his name came up at Eastern Suburbs Tavern and he walked away with $5,000. Herman was at his local when the grand prize draw for ILT's Great Pub Cash Giveaway was announced at

Regional airlines are getting a $5.7 million government lifeline as jet fuel and aviation gas costs bite hard. Regional Development Minister Shane Jones and Associate Transport Minister James Meager announced Monday that the money will come from the Regional Infrastructure Fund as working capital grants — covering day-to-day costs like

New Zealand has a new agency running its school property portfolio, and the Government says it is the clearest sign yet that the old way of doing things is finished. The New Zealand School Property Agency formally began operations today, taking over responsibility for building, managing and maintaining school property

A mild, blustery Tuesday in Invercargill: fine with high cloud, strong northwesterlies, high around 18°C.

A 545-page book about Sir Tim Shadbolt's final years is being launched in Invercargill in the city he spent decades putting on the map. 'Shadbolt: Tim's Final Chapter' arrives at the Invercargill Central Library on 50 Dee Street at 1pm on Saturday October 10,

Thanking a teacher this October could put a pencil case in a child's hands. Warehouse Stationery and the Salvation Army have launched their Thank a Teacher appeal, running from October 5 to November 1. The deal is simple: create a free personalised card online for a teacher who

Six men who shaped New Zealand's road transport industry have been inducted into the NZ Road Transport Hall of Fame at a gala dinner held at Bill Richardson Transport World in Invercargill. Wayne "Ox" McEwan, Edwin Mansell, Geoffrey "Marty" Greaves, Cornelius van Opzeeland, Greg

A Pak'nSave Invercargill ticket is worth $35,600 after Saturday night's Lotto draw — the second winning ticket sold in the city in less than a week. The Second Division win on Saturday October 3 follows Four Square Otatara selling one of two First Division tickets in