Aimee Wilson

Saturday’s Santa Parade went off without a hitch, in the words of event organiser Alice Pottinger. The Southland Christmas Parade Charitable Trust has been running the event since 1999 and now organisers and volunteers just know what needs to be done, she said. Alice said the weather was the big hig

In less than 24 hours Invercargill’s annual Santa Parade kicks off, with plenty of entertainment for the whole family. Organised by the Southland Christmas Parade Charitable Trust, this year there will be a brand new float (top secret), with just one clue as to what it is…. you can live in it and it

Invercargill has become Volleyball Central with 2000 players converging on the South for a week-long competition and exhibition matches, including New Zealand’s top players. Both indoor and Beach volleyball was currently underway at both ILT Stadium Southland and the new outdoor courts at the Otepun

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