Malcolm Gayfer

Sad news today with the passing of  Jerry Lee Lewis. Jerry Lee passed away aged 87 due to natural causes. Nicknamed “the Killer“, he was described as “Rock and roll‘s first great wild man and one of the most influential pianists of the 20th century. From Wikipedia His life was far from black and whi

I had some time up my sleeve over the weekend so I went drives to get a few pics of what’s going on, and there is plenty. Apart from the big ticket items like The Langlands Hotel and Invercargill Central there are some interesting projects in progress or near completion. The former and very distinct

Saturday night will be rock n roll night as we celebrate the Platinum anniversary of  the Southland Rock n Roll Hall of Fame at the Ascot Park Hotel. The show was to feature 4 of Southland’s top bands from the 60’s and 70’s but sadly they’ve had to drop to three due to Dave Kennedy […]

Sad news to report the passing of Invers identity Dave Bartley Dave passed away at Hospice Southland last Thursday at an age that was far too young. Dave was well known about our city as a top real estate agent, part of Team Bartley under the Harcourts umbrella. Dave was also behind the the incredib

One of Invercargill’s most well known homes is no more. The once stately home at 50 Balmoral Drive has been demolished. The home in what used to be one of the top areas of Invers, later to become an infamous gang pad was originally built in 1908 for the Diack family as a base for […]

More sad news from  the world of entertainment. Margaret Urlich, one of this country’s finest singers has passed away at her home in New South Wales after a 2 year battle with cancer. Margaret burst on to our radios, TV’s and stages with the band Peking Man in 1984 . Remember their number 1 hit […]

Sad, sad news so early in the week with the passing of two wonderful women of song, Dame Olivia Newton-John and Judith Durham. For me the news of the passing of both singers came out of left field although both have had health issues in latter days. But both made a huge impact around the […]

Very sad news this week with the passing of country singer John Grennell. Many will remember him as a shy but very talented singer on TV shows such as a Touch of Country hosted by the late Tex Morton. Programmes like that were appointment viewing back in the day and were a breeding ground for […]