Malcolm Gayfer

Here we go folks with another roll call of those we have lost, or they have moved on in recent months. With Eric Carman passing away during March. In no particular order, here we go. Firstly one we missed from last year, Sir Michael Gambon. English – Irish actor with a prolific career spanning 6 […]

A rail car not seen before in the south visited the region today (Wednesday 20th March) and will be staying the night in Invercargill. The Standard rail car is coming to Invercargill part of a South Island excursion. The Standard , owned and operated by the Pahiatua RailCar Society was a model proud

Sad news in this week. The creator of at least one of the 80’s biggest movie hits has left us. Eric Carmen wrote and performed Hungry Eyes and Make Me Lose Control for the smash 80’s movie Dirty Dancing. He also wrote hits for several other artists during the 80’s as well as doing a […]

Yes, folks, we’ve met up with a true blue Taylor Swift fan who is going to see the American Mega Star perform in Sydney this week. Invercargill retail assistant Will Baird with partner Leyton will be part of the thousands who are travelling from all over Australia and New Zealand to be part of the [

Invercargill has lost one of its titans of business. Neville Hayes, managing director of iconic business E Hayes & Sons Ltd passed away peacefully at his home at the age of 70. A post on the firms facebook page announced Neville’s passing. The post acknowledged Mr Hayes contribution to the business

We are at the end of another year with plenty of comings and goings. Here’s a quick(??) rap of what and who has passed on over the last couple of months. In the music world we recently lost Denny Laine. A household name? No. Significant contribution to music? Definitely. Denny was a founding member

It’s that time again. Time to mark the roll call of those who have left this world for another in recent weeks. There’s a long list but we’ll go with what we’ve got and in no particular order. Gary Young from California Indie band Pavement. The band was at one time signed to our own […]

One of Southland’s oldest schools is about to mark it’s 150th Jubilee. Middle School in central Invercargill will celebrate the milestone on Labour Weekend, Current principal Sarah Read says Middle School opened on January 27th  1873 on the site that it currently occupies. She say’s it’s the oldest