Malcolm Gayfer

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

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