Malcolm Gayfer

This weekend was a big one for the Salvation Army as it celebrates 140 years of service in Invercargill. The Salvation Army in Invers is currently lead by Majors Murray and Wendy Sanson. The Army “opened fire” or started its work in Invercargill on Sunday September 9th 1883. Invercargill being the 9

Will this be the next demolition job in central Invers? This after a fire devastated part of the old Pall Mall Arcade on the corner of Dee and Spey St’s in the early hours of Wednesday morning. 6 people were treated at the scene with one being taken to hospital  due to the fire. Not […]

Robyn Broughton, the figurehead of southern netball has passed away. Broughton, one of this country’s most formidable and highly successful netball coach’s lead the Southern Sting to a string of first place and runner up titles over several years in the Coco-Cola Netball league then National Bank le

Site construction work at the Hawthorndale Care Village is cracking along at pace. The Hawthorndale Care Village Board Chair, Frank O’Boyle, said the detailed design work had been completed, the site civil works are all but finished, and the building will begin in earnest this month. “We’re delighte

Hi there team. Time to have a look at who in the entertainment / arts world that have left us over the last two or three months. Thankfully it’s not a long list but some important names are on here. Here we go and in no particular order we’ll start with writer Cormac McCarthy. The […]

It’s 2023 and already a number of significant businesses will soon close their doors or have already shut up shop. East Rd Pets closed their doors at the end of May, the owners citing ongoing health reasons as the main reason why. United Video South City are divesting themselves of their vast, vast

Invercargill man Matt Fisken has announced that he is standing for ACT in the Christchurch Central electorate in this year’s General Election. The 19 year old former Verdon College student is currently studying for his BA majoring in political science and international relations and minoring in stra

Sad news from the Death’s column with the passing of one of Invers most well known people in business and all round character, Dennis O’Brien of Rice’s Refrigeration fame, or just plain Rice’s. According to a Wares New Zealand article by Mervyn Robertson, the Rices dynasty started in 1895 when Oswal