Aimee Wilson

H&J Smith department stores will no longer be open from November 18, after more than a century in business.  The H&J Smith Group (HJSG) announced its proposal to call time on its long running Department Store business, and staff were told yesterday – including 220 in Invercargill. The news comes jus

Nominations for the vacant Invercargill City Council seat have officially opened, and some councillors have shared their views on the situation. Deputy Mayor Tom Campbell said he has heard that some of the original candidates are not standing again, “so the field is wide open.” He said it was defini

Gore district councillors will ask for ministerial intervention and try and pass a vote of no confidence to remove Ben Bell as Mayor on Tuesday morning.  Deputy Mayor Keith Hovell and intermediary Cr Richard McPhail met with the Mayor on Wednesday, and asked him to resign, but he refused.   Seven ou

Former pupils of Rosedale Intermediate School from its first intake of students in 1963 have met up in the south for a reunion. The reunion is for first day pupils of class IH and 2H who had Mr Hillstead as their teacher. Organised by Alison Beaumont, who now lives in Arrowtown, the original 60-year

Gore district councillors have been told to zip it while an independent review is underway. Deputy Mayor Keith Hovell said today, when contacted, that lawyers have instructed all councillors to say nothing to media about how they are feeling about the review – and what might come of it. Review optio

A group of train enthusiasts in Invercargill are hoping to secure a section of heritage railway in the South, once their 3-year restoration project is completed. The Southern Steam Train Charitable Trust salvaged an old New Zealand Railways locomotive – the F150 in 2019, and have secured over $300,0

It will be a no frills coronation for King Charles III on May 6 in Invercargill, after the council agreed to just a simple tree planting ceremony. Despite it being the first Coronation of a Monarch in 70 years, councillors decided not to host many dignitaries and have entertainment – but it will be

Groundswell NZ has a new radio show and broadcast legend Peter Williams is the host. Peter toured with Groundswell NZ last year throughout the South Island when the rural lobby  group held public meetings in Invercargill, Gore, Alexandra and Balclutha. He currently lives near Bendigo in Central Otag