Malcolm Gayfer

Building activity in Invercargill  appears to be tapering off as winter sets in ICC building consent stats for April show a decrease in most categories compared to the same time last year. One of the sharpest drops is consents issued for New Commercial Industrial Buildings and Alterations. There wer

What a ghastly way to wind up April. A tragedy beyond comprehension, the shooting that saw a mother dead and at least three families decimated. What can we say? We can say that some of the reportage was dreadful. And we at whatsoninvers let ourselves down on the night of with our request for pics […

Police seeking information on stolen Ford Falcon Police are asking for the assistance of the public to locate a classic Ford Falcon that was stolen from a farm shed in Mossburn, Southland. The vehicle was taken sometime between 3pm on 8 April 2017 and 6pm on 1 May 2017. It is described as being a […

Here’s a discussion starter for the weekend. It’s reported that the City Council’s planned Chinese Garden will go ahead in Queens Park and won’t be referred back to the new council for consideration. The new garden is said to cost in the region of $600k. Here’s a couple of questions – 1/ Do we have

The pot is starting to boil over proposed changes to traffic patterns in inner city invers. A proposed right turn from Dee street  into Esk Street Mall and opening lower Don St to two way traffic at this stage appear to be the main points of contention. Re-opening the Dee-Kelvin street of Don street

We’re sad to report that Mama Lina Restaurant and Pizzeria has officially closed. Ella and her team worked beyond the call to bring a touch of Italy to Invers but sadly it wasn’t to be. Just goes to show how fickle and difficult the hospitality industry can be. To add insult, someone placed a brick

Here we are heading for Easter with another peek-a-boo at some of the goings on in and around Invers over the past wee while. There was a yarn in the paper the other day about Invers gearing up to face the challenges of retail in the years ahead, and there are some pretty big and […]

Update: Police confirm a man has been found dead at the Gore address where the Armed Offenders Squad had been called too. Armed police have cordoned off a street in Gore where a man is believed to be armed with a gun. A southern police spokesman said police were called to the residential property in