Aimee Wilson

Invercargill’s iconic Murihiku Matariki festival is moving from Queens Park to ILT Stadium Southland this winter. Workshop facilitator Sharne Parkinson said this was just a transitional phase for the Tūturu Charitable Trust to try something new. “Queens Park had limitations with what we could do and

Invercargill City councillors have voted for Mayor Nobby Clark to stand down from public speaking duties, but the majority don’t want him to resign. An initial motion for a letter to be written asking him to tender his resignation, failed to cross the line (6-5) at an Extraordinary Council meeting,

The Invercargill City Council should know by the end of August whether other Southland councils will be joining them in their next move to new headquarters. Mayor Nobby Clark told the Finance and Projects Committee meeting yesterday he was concerned about how much was being spent on remedial work fo

There were African owls and Dutch booted bantams with feathery legs at the Invercargill Poultry & Pigeon Show at the weekend.   There were even Dorkings with five toes. A cacophony of sounds came from all corners of the Kennington Kennel Club as the owners of hundreds of birds arrived from all over

Organisers of this weekend’s Invercargill Poultry Show will be hoping they don’t get themselves into too much of a flap, with more than 600 entries registered. Held at the Kennington Kennel Club, life member Jill Maxwell-Strang said before Covid-19 they used to get even more entries – coming from al

Invercargill has many hidden gems and Young Reflections games and toy shop is one of those. Celebrating 32 years in business this year, owner Joy Brown is a strong believer in shopping local, and has many loyal customers who continue to support her. “But we’re still getting people in here where it’s

Amalgamated Builders Ltd (ABL) is delighted with its recent success at the 2024 New Zealand Commercial Project Awards, held in Wellington last week. ABL’s ambitious urban redevelopment project in Invercargill’s CBD has been honoured with a prestigious Gold Award, the National Category Winner award f

Jesco Hydraulics acknowledged 14 of its long-service staff members with a special function last week. Between them they have 294 years of knowledge and experience, and it was their loyalty to the company that was recognised. “it’s quite unheard of to have so many staff with such a long tenure with t