Aimee Wilson

The old Coachman’s Inn at the entrance to Invercargill is being restored to its former glory, thanks to local builder Jamie Bennett. He said luxury motel owners KTC, based in Auckland, purchased the motels and holiday park last year. They also own motels in Queens Drive as well. The

Full credit to Geoff Thomson for bringing 4.5 star hotel quality to his home town, described by his new Distinction Invercargill Hotel manager as impressive in every way. “He has not cut any corners in this property. He has gone all out and that will be the difference, I

A group of Southern train enthusiasts are full steam ahead with trying to secure 7km of railway line between Lorneville and Branxholme, to start a heritage railway route. The Southern Steam Trust has been eyeing up the Invercargill-Ohai route for several years, and now KiwiRail has pulled out, the group

Mitre 10 Mega Invercargill is stoked with its upgraded Columbus cafe, and the local community is too. General manager Tracy Key said the interior is now more light and modern, making for a more enjoyable customer experience. “This new look complements the new kids play area that was refreshed earlier

Tension is building between Invercargill city councillors, with Grant Dermody and Tom Campbell accusing Ian Pottinger of being misleading and scaremongering in the build up to elections. Cr Pottinger is a mayoral candidate and spoke publicly on Friday last week about rumours the Bluff wastewater upgrade could cost ratepayers tens

Gordon McCrone – the media are eating you for breakfast. Pick up the phone. There are many ways we could describe the latest Invercargill mayoralty candidate – but the rest of the media have already done it for us. Other media have named his website but refused to link to it – aren’

A decision to secure Invercargill’s emergency water supply as early as mid-2027 at a cost of $18 million was lost by a narrow margin yesterday. Seven councillors were against the motion put by Infrastructure and Projects Committee chair Grant Dermody, to crack on with the Awarua business case as

Southland’s iconic Home Show is back again this weekend, and to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the event they are cutting the entry fee.  Organiser George Owen has been involved since its inception and was looking forward to another successful two-day event at ILT Stadium Southland on August 2