Aimee Wilson

A brand new museum with a separate storage facility built at Tisbury, and a new home for the tuatara is back on track again. Invercargill City councillors unanimously agreed to support the $39.4 million smaller museum and art gallery, as was agreed on through the annual plan process. The only differ

The Invercargill City Council feels blindsided by Audit New Zealand in its decision to delay the audit report until after the December 31 deadline, and the way it has been communicated. The council’s Risk and Assurance Committee met this morning and agreed Audit NZ’s planning was inadequate, and rep

Invercargill firefighters are pleased to see the back of negotiations after 99.7% voted in favour of the new collective agreement. FENZ Invercargill Station officer and union secretary Aaron Ramsey said one member of the Invercargill team was directly involved in the national negotiations, which saw

The average asking price of property in Southland has hit the $500,000 mark, but it hasn’t put off first home owners from purchasing. Southland is one of just four regions where the average asking price for residential properties increased from October to November, data from realestate.co.nz shows.

Looking for something original to add to your Christmas gift list this year? How about checking out the Southland Wood Workers Guild annual exhibition on until December 4, for some inspiring creations. The group has many traditional wooden toys available for sale, including trains and carriages, roc

Suggestions have been made by the City Centre Governance Group for council to shift its focus on better connecting Wachner Place and the new Distinction Hotel development with the rest of the CBD. Because of a budget blowout of $20.4 million for Stage 1 of the City Streets project, the Invercargill

An economic report commissioned by the Invercargill City Council has provided some interesting statistics, including the impact of rising inflation. The ICC contracted Infometrics to provide some economic detail to help with future financial planning, and it clearly backs up what new Mayor Nobby Cla

A groovy new espresso cafe has set up in Invercargill, injecting another fix of caffeine on the edge of the central business district. Groove Espresso is owned by Lloyd and Taya who sold up their coffee roasting business in Perth “and moved back home to a little place called Invercargill,” earlier t