Aimee Wilson

After 20 years in the job, ILT Stadium Southland boss Nigel Skelt has become pretty resilient about things not always going to plan. And when he needs some downtime to reflect on business decisions that may have gone awry, he grabs the hoover. Both at home and at work, he said if there’s a lux […]

Stewart Island photographer Laire Purik is about to become even more famous. Only a month after her Pledgeme campaign to raise $12,000 started, Laire has already exceeded her target, but on Saturday she is on another mission. Her ‘Copeisolation’ book of residents photographed on the island during lo

This year’s Southland Export Awards night will have an interesting new twist. In lieu of the traditional biennial September Export Southland Recognition Awards, which is facilitated by the Southland Chamber of Commerce, the trust felt it was more appropriate to have an evening of recognizing the tri

Former St Patricks School principal Callan Goodall has become a children’s book author. He said it was almost like winning a golden ticket – you know, the one in Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. Midmost Marvin tells the tale of a very average boy with better than average skateboard skills. He trie

Mayor Tim Shadbolt has spoken up and wants the whistle blowers regarding council’s ongoing issues to come forward. But nobody is saying boo, and when he suggested last week ‘in-committee’ that independent members of the audit and risk committee urgently interview staff and councillors to find out wh

After more than 85 years in business, Invercargill’s long-established landmark hardware store now has a cafe. E Hayes and Sons Ltd general manager Debbie Hodges said the idea was to extend the customer service that they currently offered. “We get a lot of tour buses and groups that come through (pre

The Invercargill Licensing Trust is down $7.2 million in the first quarter of the financial year, but hit a record profit of $974,000 from individual businesses in July. Chief executive Chris Ramsay said, in his monthly report, that July benefited from the operation of its remodelled Homestead Resta

Track cycling legend Eddie Dawkins has switched his bike for a bobsled, and will also be a Dad in February. The 30-year-old former World title holder retired from cycling in April and has been living in Cambridge with his wife Alysha. His gym coach since 2008, Angus Ross, also happens to live in Cam