Malcolm Gayfer

Investigations are under way after a dog was found running properties in Gore with an arrow through its head and bleeding profusely earlier this week. Furever Homes chair Donna Keil says Lou tried desperately to get the arrow out breaking the tip and was seen by several members of the public who wer

A group of Invers medical practise nurses have picked up the placards and gone in to town to show their dissatisfaction at the breakdown of negotiations over their pay. Up to 3000 nurses and admin staff around the country have downed tools for eight hours today, affecting 500 GPs and accident and me

Hey there team, it’s spring and it’s country music September! Have to admit that Country music has not always been my fav genre of music but I am being turned. There is just so much good country music out there. To get it going it’s hard to go past two country music practitioners who are […]

Sad news from with the passing of Elizabeth Miller ANZLA, MBE ( Miss Miller), Dreamweaver. Miss Miller had a unique talent for bringing books and stories to life for hundreds upon hundreds of children over many years as well as being a long serving librarian. As some have already commented, Miss Mil

A building at the Invercargill City Council Parks and Reserves Department HQ on Racecourse Rd  has all but been gutted in a blaze earlier this afternoon. ICC Communications manager Hannah McLeod says all staff on site are well and accounted for. Ms McLeod says the Fire Service have extinguished the

From the Farming Desk – Good News! A major international competition is coming to the southern regions. New Zealand has been chosen to host The World Ploughing Championships, but we’ll have to wait a bit before it comes around….these championships will be held in 2028. The World Ploughing Champs wil

Hi there team. A follower of this column just let me know that today is the 34th anniversary of the release of Bon Jovi’s monumental album Slippery When Wet. The album blasted through what was going around at the time and became one of the biggest things going in the late 80’s and still sells […]

Hiya team, as you’ve gathered by the headline, Split Enz album True Colours turns 40 this year! In my opinion this work should on anyone’s list of top albums. Every track is a pure gem…..no weak links. This was Split Enz’s finest hour. To cap the birthday celebrations the remixed version is No 1 on