Aimee Wilson

The Southland Chamber of Commerce has taken to Shakespeare to explain their stance about the Otago Southland Employers Association and Otago Chamber merger. “What’s in a name? That which we call a Chamber of Commerce by any other word would smell as sweet. But not as the Southland Chamber of Commerc

There was a distinctive youth element that came out of the Leader’s Debate in Invercargill last night, with an almost even balance of male/female candidates as well. Between them they covered a broad cross-section of New Zealand issues involving health, Maori, Climate, business and farming. There wa

Midmost Marvin is now a reality after a successful book launch at Young Reflections last week. New author Callan Goodall said the book launch went really well with a good crowd of family and friends to support the occasion. “It was a good chance to thank a few people and to sell a few copies […]

. The Southland Chamber of Commerce is hopeful of continuing its strong relationship with the Invercargill City Council, despite behind left out of initial consultations regarding the current review. Two letters have been written to Mayor Tim Shadbolt in recent weeks expressing disappointment about

Kat Kemp knows how to make a fashion statement and her new Little Wing Boutique store in Riverton is possibly her best yet. Since a teenager in the early 1980s she shunned all the trendy clothes and started op-shopping for more interesting pieces instead. At her first high school social she wore her

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