Malcolm Gayfer

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

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