Aimee Wilson
It’s full steam ahead for The Great Little Train Show this Labour weekend. Hosted annually by the Southland Society of Model Engineers since 1985, the club is looking forward to a full weekend of activities, after Covid-19 disruptions in recent years. President Greg Fordyce said the 2021 event had t
Groundswell NZ has taken to the highways again, and this time as we watched, you couldn’t help but sing the song ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ by Twisted Sister, as they rolled through the cities. The protest was fairly low key in Invercargill, in fact, many people would’ve just thought it was farmer’s
The new president of the Invercargill Licensing Trust board, Paddy O’Brien, told the new team on Wednesday he promised to give 100% and expected other elected members to as well. Angela Newell was re-elected vice-president, and the board heard from chief executive Chris Ramsay, who reported a strong
Invercargill FENZ union members are disappointed at the hold up with mediator’s recommendations, and have started passive strike action as a result. Station manager Aaron Ramsey said although they don’t have the detail of the recommendations, (which are embargoed until October 21), union members hav
Groundswell NZ is planning another major national protest, and also feels that DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb NZ have let farmers down majorly by supporting the new farm emissions plan. On its Facebook page yesterday Groundswell NZ said the two industry levy bodies should have stood up to the Government, a
Invercargill Central has over 13,000 people visiting the new shopping centre every week, with several new businesses opening in recent weeks. Marketing manager Rebecca Sheppard said the opening of EB Games and The Coffee Club were both met with much great excitement, and great support from the South
Two inspiring Southland women have joined together to offer a ‘Spring Into Wellbeing Expo’ for the community to thrive after a tumultuous few years. Katie Oliver and Kate Watkinson have brought together many natural health practitioners to offer their expertise, products and services at the Expo on
When Nobby Clark realised he had won the Invercargill Mayoralty by a clear margin of more than 3000 votes, he said it was obvious people didn’t want a celebrity. But his new role leading a city of 57,000 people has automatically plunged the former deputy right into the spotlight. When he heads into