Malcolm Gayfer

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

Wow, that was a bolt from the blue, the news through the week that the Queen of Rock n Roll, Tina Turner has passed away. Tina died aged 83 at her home in Switzerland after battling  illness for a long time. What a life she lead, the lows were about as low as one could […]

Hey there team. It’s that time again to honour those from the world of entertainment who have gone to The Great Gig In The Sky as Pink Floyd put it. Some we have already covered like Jeff Beck, Burt Bacharach and David Crosby. The list is at best extensive so here are but a few […]

The sun shone in majestic fashion as a tree was planted in Queens Park to mark coronation of King Charles 111 on Saturday morning. What will become an mighty and noble Rimu was planted in the Ron Petrie Gardens by deputy mayor Tom Campbell in front of fellow councilors and a small group of supporter