Aimee Wilson

Hospice Southland has an extra $30,000 to put towards its free palliative care service, thanks to its recent Summer Holiday raffle. Joanne Geeson was the lucky recipient of the $6000 prize hamper, that featured a variety of prizes that she can share with all of her family. A whopping 9000 tickets we

New Zealand’s southern most rodeo event is happening at Sandy Point this weekend, with an expected crowd of around 3000. Southland Rodeo is part of a southern circuit, following events in Lawrence, Outram, Mataura, Wanaka and Millers Flat, and concluding with Ranfurly at the end of the month. The cl

Hundreds of classic, custom, vintage and hot rod cars, trucks, caravans and motorbikes will be cruising through Invercargill tonight for the annual Southern Grilles and Gasoline car show. Organiser Jason Pope said the weekend event, now in its 6th year, will kick off with a mystery run before the to

Invercargill City Council started its first meeting of the year with a suggestion from a local business veteran it should slow down. Related: Deputy Mayor Ready To Step Up Into New Role Bob Simpson is an architect who was once on the Vibrant City Centre group back in 1997, and spoke in the public fo

Deputy Mayor Tom Campbell is looking forward to holding the fort around the Invercargill City Council chambers for the next few months. Speaking with Mike Sanford in his weekly ’90 seconds with the Mayor’ – he wasn’t sure when Mayor Nobby Clark would be back from his surgery, “it’ll be when he feels

It started with just footwear and soon morphed into full school uniforms for Donagh Booth and her daughter Maddi who run a successful recycled clothing charity. Two years ago Donagh started the Shoe Booth to fill a gap in the community for those struggling to purchase new school shoes for their chil

Former Southland Mayor Gary Tong has become the new chair of the Borland Lodge Adventure and Education Trust. Gary has a long association with the adventure camp having managed it after leaving his job as a police officer in 1984. He was also involved in the huge $1.4 million redevelopment of the lo

JB Hi-Fi is moving south in 2024, with its long-awaited Invercargill store set to open on 19 January.  Part of the retailer’s ambitious expansion plans, this will also be the trans-Tasman retailer’s southernmost store.  Located in Invercargill Central, the store promises an unparalleled shopping exp