Malcolm Gayfer

Winter is all but over and the pieces on the business chess board continue to move about. Firstly welcome to the new Scania workshop at Lorneville. This will be a great asset to the heavy transport industry and shows complete confidence in Southland by Scania, one of the world’s biggest truck manufa

Bluff resident Marama Mako-Fowler is a relieved traveler after an epic whirlwind trip to the east coast of the USA to connect up some missing dots on her family tree. Marama’s story has been just been shown on the TVNZ show My Family Mystery. In short Marama along with her now departed mother and si

The long awaited and promised tax cuts come have come into affect this month. The tax cuts, dubbed The Back Pocket Boost was a major plank of the National Party in last years election campaign and a key element in the coalition agreement between National, NZ First and ACT. The Nats say the squeezed

The term “legend” doesn’t quite capture the magnitude of the loss felt this week with the passing of John Mayall. A true pioneer in the world of blues, Mayall’s influence stretched far and wide, nurturing a generation of musicians who would go on to shape the course of rock and blues history. His ba

Richard Simmons, the effervescent fitness guru who inspired millions to embrace exercise with joy and enthusiasm, has passed away at the age of 75. Simmons first rose to fame in the 1980s with his infectious energy and unique approach to fitness. His popular workout videos, characterized by vibrant

It’s always good to start an article like this with a positive. We are happy to welcome EVO Cycles to Invers. The Invers store which has just opened, adds to their 30 stores up and down the country and they’ve nabbed a prime city site, the former Graeme Williamson cars site on Gala Street. They […]

The numbers from last year’s census have been put through the mincer and we have the final figures. Before we get in to the detail, the word census comes from the Latin ‘censere’ which means ‘to assess’, to rate’, ‘to estimate’. Anyways, here we go. Most indicators are pointing up, not by much but a

Hi folks, just a quick splurge to keep y’all abreast of eating out options in Invers and around the south, Mal. This week my good wife and I were lucky enough to put our nose bags on at a couple of fine eateries here in Invers. Last Saturday my good wife and I had lunch […]