Aimee Wilson

Three-piece alternative rock band ‘The Dense’ has its first album release this week, and they have chosen Invercargill to celebrate the milestone. The self-titled album will feature on Spotify and i-Tunes from Friday but the group is also coming home to where it all started, performing at Tuatara Ca

Deputy Mayor Nobby Clark said the way forward for the city of Invercargill was not to be caught up in personalities but getting things done. Both Nobby and Mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt were criticised in the Department of Internal Affairs review on council, but already the deputy was ready to move on. “It

The Invercargill community is well and truely in the Christmas spirit, after another successful South City Street Party. South Alive community development and operational manager Julz Orr said the beat of the Cook Island drums at the start of the event really set the tone for evening. “It was a grea

The Department of Internal Affairs has spoken and Invercargill City Mayor Tim Shadbolt has responded. A subdued Shadbolt addressed the media this afternoon sharing his disappointment at the ongoing alleged attack on him by factions within council. The DIA concluded in its review on council that the

There’s many reasons why people associate the words ‘Fat Bastard’ with pies. For one, the Invercargill pie shop is fast becoming reknown in New Zealand for making some of the best pastry gems in the country. Two, there is a well known song about the ‘Fat Bastard’ who ate all the pies, and three, rem

South City will come alive tomorrow night for the 6th annual street party. Organised by the community-led organisation South Alive, this year’s event will have a strong Christmas focus, with the event being held a month later than usual. Community development and operational manager Julz Orr said th

Lisa Capil is doing what she loves, but that doesn’t mean life is easy. The wife and mother of three has her own successful clothing brand ‘Whoopzee Giftz’ – designing and making clothing for babies and kids. But she also has a chronically ill daughter to look after, with an extremely rare incurable

It was possibly the closest election race in the country between Penny Simmonds and Liz Craig, but National just got there in the end. Provisional votes released on October 17 had Simmonds as the winner with a margin of 685 votes, but on Friday that gap narrowed to just 225. “Phew! Thank you everyon