Aimee Wilson

SBS Bank has used the economic challenges since Covid-19 to sharpen up business and concentrate on what is working well within its banking sector. Following its AGM in Invercargill earlier this week, chief executive Shaun Drylie said in reacting to the Covid situation they worked out that, “if you d

Sanford is looking to test the waters with open sea salmon fishing for the first time. The company has lodged a consent with Environment Southland to create five small open ocean farms – 28km from Bluff near Ruapuke, at the South end of Foveaux Strait. This was a brand new area for Sanford, after ca

Arts and heritage is back near the top of the Invercargill City Council’s agenda, after councillors agreed to back deputy Mayor Toni Biddle’s motion to fast track Southland Museum plans. Although the focus may now be on re-opening the museum rather than a major redevelopment, Toni said she was just

There was no reason for families to have nothing to do in Invercargill over the weekend, with ‘Love Local’ at Stadium Southland one of the new events drawing the crowds. The Stadium was filled with 86 stall holders and live music – including deputy Mayor Toni Biddle singing and playing guitar, and f

Just over a week since launching the ‘Buy a Brick’ campaign, the Southland Charity Hospital has managed to raise in excess of $129,000. “We’ve been absolutely blown away by the response we have had to our ‘Buy a Brick’ campaign – it’s a testament not only to Blair and Melissa Vining, who were the dr

Kids will be taking over Esk Street this weekend with games and activities all day long. The ‘Kids in the City’ initiative is a collaboration between ILT Kidzone, the Invercargill City Council, along with Great South, What’s On Invers, Sport Southland, Healthy Families Invercargill and Invercargill

Progress is being made towards the removal of toxic mould at Rugby Park, despite delays due to structural concerns and the COVID-19 lockdown. Councillor Nobby Clark was surprised to learn the work would cost $100,000, but pleased it was getting done. In February, Invercargill City Council resolved t

Sometimes a little really does go a long way… And that was definitely the case for Room 5 at Invercargill’s Middle School who managed to help turn $226 raised from their mufti day into a whopping $1445. The proceeds went to Youthline Southland and when the pupils told community development manager L