Aimee Wilson

The Gore A&P Association this weekend will also be hosting the inaugural Premier show for the Royal A&P Society of New Zealand (RAS). The Southern District is one of 18 around the country affiliated to the RAS, and have announced a new event for show day, that will hopefully be continued by other sh

Invercargill’s Crunchy business is growing by the day – and by night the owner quietly works away engineering new developments for his company. Benji Biswas started Crunchy selling micro greens and edible flowers from his urban vertical farm in a garage three years ago. Initially his business suppli

Emergency Management Southland was invited to speak with Invercargill City councillors at its first meeting for the year on Tuesday 31st January. Group manager and controller Simon Mapp gave councillors a rundown on what their roles would be in the community if a state of emergency was declared in t

It has been a long time in the making, but work on the Hawthorndale Care Village is finally underway. And in three months time tenders will go out for the civil, residential and commercial aspects of the build, which is expected to create 300 jobs for Invercargill, using multiple contractors. The Ha

Groundswell NZ is interested to see what direction the incoming Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will take on some of the rural policies they have been protesting over the past few years. Founders Bryce McKenzie and Laurie Paterson met with Jacinda Ardern on December 15 after a two-year wait, and were s

Crank Up Day 2023 is getting close and it’s the big weekend of the year that puts Edendale on the map. New Zealand’s biggest annual vintage machinery weekend will be celebrating 35 years this Friday and Saturday, and it also co-incides with the 120-year anniversary of the International Harvester Com

Nelson businessman Gaire Thompson has purchased the SIT Arcade and is hoping some new tenants will give the mall a bit of a lift. A key CBD location that links Invercargill Central’s new city block development on Esk St with the Langlands Hotel, Gaire said, when contacted, as a property owner of 33

Jacinda Ardern has announced she will step down as Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party, in an emotional speech where she held back tears, this afternoon. Her resignation will take effect on the appointment of a new Prime Minister, and a caucus vote to elect a new Party Leader will occur in