Entertainment

Drummer Joseph O’Donnell was last night named Southland Musician of the Year, at the Southland Musicians Club Southland Music Awards. The event, at Ascot Park Hotel, Invercargill, was a reboot of the former Southland Entertainment Awards, which were last held in 2020 before Covid struck.  On a night

Greenstone Entertainment is celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2025 with a stellar lineup for the Summer Concert Tour. This year’s event will feature Cold Chisel, ICEHOUSE, Bic Runga, and Everclear, marking significant anniversaries for each artist and the festival itself. The tour will take place

Helen Worth, who has portrayed Gail Platt on Coronation Street since 1974, will step down at the end of the year following a “major storyline for the Platt family.” Worth, celebrating her 50th anniversary on the show next month, revealed that she made the decision to leave earlier this year. She exp

Here we go folks with another roll call of those we have lost, or they have moved on in recent months. With Eric Carman passing away during March. In no particular order, here we go. Firstly one we missed from last year, Sir Michael Gambon. English – Irish actor with a prolific career spanning 6 […]

Bringing people together is what it was all about at the Southland Multicultural Food Festival on Saturday. Record numbers came through the door at ILT Stadium Southland for the 16th annual event, and organisers estimated between 12,000 and 15,000 people attended. Southland Multicultural Trust presi

Sad news in this week. The creator of at least one of the 80’s biggest movie hits has left us. Eric Carmen wrote and performed Hungry Eyes and Make Me Lose Control for the smash 80’s movie Dirty Dancing. He also wrote hits for several other artists during the 80’s as well as doing a […]

Yes, folks, we’ve met up with a true blue Taylor Swift fan who is going to see the American Mega Star perform in Sydney this week. Invercargill retail assistant Will Baird with partner Leyton will be part of the thousands who are travelling from all over Australia and New Zealand to be part of the [

Too funny not to share, Why not be a Teacher? From the UK comedy show. The Armstrong and Miller Show – Vox Pops Teachers.