Aimee Wilson

From some video footage the Freedom Convoy 22 protest looks like one of the best free outdoor concerts New Zealand’s had in awhile.   Even when Trevor Mallard began his childish pranks on Friday, turned sprinklers on and bad music, the thousands danced and sang up a storm literally. It has undeniabl

The number of children being home schooled has increased 40 percent in the South since Covid-19 hit, as parents move to take more control of their education. The Ministry of Education has confirmed there have been significantly more applications for home education compared to 2019. Invercargill pare

With the current Orange Alert Level, customers are required to have a Vaccine Pass (except the bottle stores). As such, a high number of group bookings have been cancelled due to not all potential customers in the group having been vaccinated. In a report to the board last Thursday (January 27), chi

The Southern Smash South Island Disc Golf Championships will be held in Queens Park this weekend, even under the Red Light setting. This is a marquee event on the New Zealand tour and some of the country’s best players will descend on Invercargill for an epic weekend. Disc Golf South Invercargill co

Miriam McKenzie has published a resource for teachers, won an award for exporting speech programmes to China, and is now back in the classroom. The primary school trained, speech and effective communication expert has gone full circle since graduating as a teacher almost 30 years ago. She’s relishin

Makarewa could be the site of the country’s first carbon-neutral data centre, creating up to 25 new jobs for Southlanders – and consent has already been lodged for another one at the Clyde Dam in Central Otago. Datagrid is the company behind the Southland project, and has partnered with Meridian Ene

Invercargill Central Limited is putting some contingency plans in place to safeguard its $165 million inner city redevelopment project. The community is also being invited to give feedback through the Invercargill City Council, after it agreed in 2020 to invest up to $46 million to support the devel

When Nick Kergozou crossed the line for his team at the 2022 New Zealand Cycle Classic last week, in his first UCI road race win, Julian Ineson was the man addressing the crowd. Nick’s former primary school teacher and the man responsible for getting him into the world of cycling, Julian is the voic