Aimee Wilson

More than double the number of people attended last Saturday’s Hardpark Takeover at the Ascot Park Raceway, and organisers are super happy with the turn out.  Faded Media & Events business owner Troyden Findlay said adding the family area to this year’s event was definitely a huge hit – as well as a

Hotels, restaurants, bars and bottle stores are what the Invercargill Licensing Trust is mostly known for, but its tunnel houses are also growing by the day. Last year the ILT grew 4,500 lettuces in its own nursery, based at the Ascot Park Hotel, and now with the Langlands Hotel almost complete, the

The Ascot Park Raceway will be filled with cars and motorbikes of many makes and models this Saturday, for the second Hardpark Takeover. Organised by Faded Media & Events and building on their first car show last October, a massive 184 vehicles have registered leading up to the big day. Event compan

Radio Southland celebrates 30 years on air in 2022, and station manager Darren Ludlow reflects on how things have changed in that time. When news went digital I think many people in the media thought radio might disappear, but in fact quite the opposite has happened – thanks to podcasts and internet

When Christopher Luxon came to town on Saturday, whatsoninvers.nz founder Mike Sanford asked him some questions about the worker crisis, tax, inflation and mandates. After a tour of the Invercargill Central city centre redevelopment, and the Seriously Good Chocolate Factory where he tried his hand a

Southland’s famous graffiti street artist Deow has just finished repainting the massive Cromwell Big Fruit sculpture, and also has a new daughter. It has been a busy few weeks for Danny Owen who had to work sleep-deprived over some of the past seven days, up to 17m high in places, to reach the top l

Autoplex will have plenty to celebrate this Easter with the business’ 30th birthday celebrations. Arguably one of the biggest Warrant of Fitness specialists in the region, the iconic Southland brand stands by its original values, and the owner has the same dream and vision as when it first opened.

Deputy Mayor Nobby Clark is not one to usually change his mind – but life is full of surprises. Come Friday, he won’t be signing off the job next to Sir Tim Shadbolt as planned, but carrying on life as usual. The Mayor was about to lose his fourth deputy in five years, but somehow […]