Aimee Wilson

Preparations are underway for this year’s Diwali festival in Invercargill - a global celebration of light and unity. Held at the ILT Stadium Southland on Saturday from 11 am to 7 pm, there will be performances from Auckland dance group Khottey Sikkey, who will be doing everything from Bollywood

New wastewater standards due to be released by the Government early next year could have significant impacts on the new Bluff treatment plant. Mayor Nobby Clark told council yesterday that he understood three new standards would be released, that encompassed discharge to ocean, fast water and sensitive areas. The current

Invercargill Licensing Trust chief executive Chris Ramsay said $9 million in donations/community returns were at risk if the bill to repeal trading privileges was successful. But he doubts that will happen because some of the members of ACT MP Simon Court’s community in West Auckland tried to initiate

New Zealand rock legend Jon Toogood is coming south next week to perform two special shows in Invercargill - one at Tillermans and the other instore at JB Hi-Fi. UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances the JB HI-FI show is cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later date. The show

There will be trains, boats and RC buggies of all shapes and sizes at this weekend’s annual Southland Society of Model Engineers ‘Great Little Train Show.’ The club’s major fundraiser for the year at the Southland Badminton Hall attracts up to 5000 people, and the ride on trains

The next chapter of SPW Wrestling is coming to Invercargill this Saturday night, and it’s looking like a sellout show. Co-organiser Kane Bates (aka K-9) said the annual Halloween Haunting show, which is being held at the Corinthians Centre a week early, always attracts a great crowd. “The crowd

They say Southerners really know how to party, but a local father has taken it one step further and introduced the ultimate taxi. Truck driver Steve Acker first set up his party bus last year as a one-off fundraiser for his daughter’s ‘Empire Aerobics’ team, to attend the World

Invercargill now has its very own computer gaming lounge thanks to Ray Luck. Many people know Ray as the ‘EB Games guy’ but the 29-year-old has decided to step out of the retail scene after many years, and start his own business Orion PCs. Offering people of all ages- and