Aimee Wilson

While Invercargill residents are having to pay $11 for a cauliflower in the supermarket, Mayor Nobby Clark said he cannot justify forcing a 10% increase on ratepayers in 2025/26. Speaking to whatsoninvers.nz founder Mike Sanford in his 90 Seconds segment last week, Mayor Clark said he still advocated

Invercargill’s new aged care facility and dementia village will be officially opened in mid-March, and the Hawthorndale Care Village committee has invited the Prime Minister to do the honours. The $39 million project has set the stage in New Zealand with its state-of-the-art aged care model, allowing residents to

New Zealand’s southern most rodeo event is happening at Sandy Point this Saturday, with an expected crowd of around 3000. The Southland Rodeo Association Inc is part of a southern circuit that includes Lawrence, Outram, Mataura, Wanaka. Millers Flat, and Ranfurly. The club had about 30 members and was

Southlanders can celebrate this weekend after news from the new Health Minister Simeon Brown that the Dunedin Hospital rebuild is back on track. Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark was invited to the meeting to hear the news this morning with Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich, Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher, Invercargill MP Penny

It has been 60 years and it’s still going strong.  The Kelvin Hotel might not have been the flashest establishment in town, but it has played host to many famous people over the years. During the royal visit in Invercargill on March 19, 1971, the Kelvin hosted a civic

The Invercargill City Council would prefer to keep its future water services delivery in house under Local Water Done Well, but will consult on three options under legislative requirements. The Infrastructure and Projects committee met for over three hours on Tuesday to work through the options, and was one of

Starting Sunday evening, 19th January, crews will work on SH1 Tay Street between the Troopers roundabout and Deveron Street in both directions. This work will take place Sunday to Thursday, from 6 pm to 6 am. If you park in the Invercargill Central car park, please ensure your vehicle is

Organisers of the inaugural Sandy Point Backyard Ultra marathon last weekend were excited to introduce a new event to Invercargill. One of now 14 backyard ultra events around the country, the Sandy Point Ultra is held every year on the second weekend of January. Organised by Patrick and Joanna Manulat,