Malcolm Gayfer

Southland Fish and Game Field Officer Cohen Stewart outlines the trout fishing prospects for the 2017/18 season. In Southland, trout fishing options abound and the season ahead is shaping up to be a good one. Anglers will have noticed that river flows were uncharacteristically stable over winter wit

Mal’s Music Memory – Special Edition. Tom Petty Tuesday Talk about a bolt from the blue. Tom Petty struck down and at time of writing not expected to survive. The singer, song writer, guitar playing story teller was found unconscious at his Malibu home and rushed to hospital. It’s widely reported th

Invercargill City Councillors have agreed to establish a community engagement panel to discuss options for rehoming and euthanising dogs. Pending the outcome of the community engagement, use of Captive Bolt Gun has been suspended. Councillors have instructed that dogs are to be euthanised by lethal

Go The Stags! Go The Stags! They say history never repeats, but lets hope, fingers crossed, touch wood that history repeats for a third time this evening. This is when the Southland Stags take on Canterbury in the mitre10 Cup Rugby competition. The game has extra significance as the game is also a R

Another sad day from the world of music….Walter Becker, one half of the nucleus of Steely Dan has passed away. Becker and Donald Fagan created so much wonderful music in the 70’s which stands the test of time today. In fact it’s embellished with age. Becker and Fagan used the best cats around when t

See Roger Waters’ spectacular Us + Them. The show features songs from Pink Floyd’s greatest albums (The Dark Side of The Moon, The Wall, Animals, Wish You Were Here) alongside new material. Roger Waters’ legendary live performances are renowned as immersive sensory experiences featuring high class,

What better way to wind up winter than spending a few weeks in India? For Invers man Mac Lindsay, this is no pleasure cruise. The 61 year old is heading to India to spend a few weeks doing missionary work in the bustling city of Kolkata. For those of us not familiar with the geography […]

Remember Oscar the three legged Alray Dairy dog roll “borrower”? Just doesn’t seem right calling him a thief. We have sad news, life caught up with Oscar recently and he’s now gone to find the best dog roll in the biggest chiller in the best dairy on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge. -To […]