Aimee Wilson

Everybody will have a good reason to celebrate at this year’s Southland Santa Parade. Held on the last Saturday in November, the annual event brings the community together for some good old fashioned Christmas cheer. Organised by the Southland Christmas Parade Charitable Trust, many of the floats ar

The biggest video store in Australasia is having a massive clearance starting on Monday. United Video South City Invercargill currently has 120,000 stock units and owner Daryle Blackler said he wants to offload 80,000 of them. Also the longest serving video store owner in New Zealand, Daryle has own

Invercargill’s ‘Great Little Train Show’ is on again this weekend but on a smaller scale – and it’s the second train show in the city this month. For the past 35 years the Southland Society of Model Engineers has been running the event, but this year the focus was more on the outdoor train rides. […

Penny Simmonds left this morning for Wellington, but it could still be three weeks before the new National candidate can officially celebrate her win. Labour’s Dr Liz Craig will also have to wait and see if she will retain a list MP seat, which depended on results around the country. Simmonds said,

The Invercargill Model Train Show 2020 is on this weekend with open days on Saturday and Sunday. Organised by the Marklin Club Southland, the show will feature 18 different train layouts at the Badminton Hall in Surrey Park. Club spokesman Geoff Checketts said model trains was one of the biggest hob

Gin Wigmore, The Angels, Dragon, Pseudo Echo and Mi-Sex have been confirmed for the Gibbston Valley Winery Summer Concert in January 2021. Greenstone Entertainment marketing manager Hayden Dickason said while the initial line-up was confirmed in March, it had been a waiting game to see if they could

Hundreds of people and plenty of tractors arrived at the Town and Country Hui in Invercargill today. Organised by Federated Farmers and the Southland Chamber of Commerce, the idea was to create a fun community day where people could also learn more about the Government’s new freshwater legislation.

They’ll be coming in their tractors and farm utes to the Town and Country Hui tomorrow, but there will be no placards or protests. Organised by Federated Farmers and the Southland Chamber of Commerce, the idea was to create a fun community day where people could also learn more about the new freshwa