Aimee Wilson

Southland is starting to become known more and more as the place for speed, and soon it will be the Hardpark Takeover crew’s turn for a big weekend event. Organised by Faded Media, the event first started back in October 2021 at the Otepuni location, it then moved to the Ascot Park raceway in April

This Sunday’s Teapot Racing Carnival attracts more spectators than it does competitors, but organisers love the response from the public. Organised by the Southern Society of Steampunk Steamologists, the event is based at the Band Rotunda in Queens Park, and usually has between 10 to 15 entries. Clu

Southland’s A&P show is gearing up to be a huge success this weekend, to make up for the past two cancelled events in 2021 and 2020. Crowd numbers increased from just 1500 people in 2018 right up to almost 10,000 the last time it was held in 2019, and organisers expect this year to be […]

The old Invercargill Railway Station is getting a makeover, and new tenants have secured office space inside. The building was bought by Nelson-based businessman Gaire Thompson in September 2021, who said today the roof, panels and front verandah were about to be painted.  There is still one good-si

A report to the Invercargill City Council in April will look at options for making Wachner Place a more usable space, as well as considering other alternatives. Council has confirmed its vision for the 2024 – 2034 Long-term Plan, ‘Our City with Heart,’ and held its first workshop, live streamed to t

Invercargill’s new Streetscapes project is in the final stages, with just eight weeks left to complete the $20.8 million City Centre upgrade. Council’s Manager – Strategic Asset Planning, Russell Pearson, said in a report to the Finance and Projects Committee, the project team has continued to close

A new separate submission on Three Waters being prepared by staff at the Invercargill City Council had the Mayor and councillors blindsided on Tuesday 14 February.. At an extra Infrastructure Committee meeting to consider the council’s main submission, it was revealed by Erin Moogan, Group Manager –

Directors of Invercargill’s new major housing development Te Puawai have been frustrated by the hold up, but are still committed to the project. Although the earthworks consent has already been granted and work completed for that, the design has still not been finalised, and therefore no resource or