Louisa Steyl14:17, May 12 2021
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Fred Olde Olthof, now 92, is hoping to hear what happened to the Dutch men who arrived in New Zealand with him in 1949. Olde Olthof is crouching second from right in the front row of this photo taken in Christchurch in 1949.
Can you help? Is a new series where New Zealanders have the chance to come together to help find people. If you have a photo and want some help send it to reporter Louisa Steyl for consideration. Serviceman Fred Olde Olthof was having a cup of tea in a canteen in Java when someone walked past asking if anyone was interested in going to New Zealand.
Logan Savory17:25, May 03 2021
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A by-election is being held to find a replacement for Mike Mika who resigned from the Invercargill Licensing Trust board. [File photo].
Voting papers for Invercargill Licensing Trust’s by-election are set to be sent out this week. Logan Savory caught up with the five candidates in the running for the vacant seat.
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Louise Evans Louise Evans wants to provide a younger voice around the Invercargill Licensing Trust board table. Evans left Invercargill as a 17-year-old and lived in various parts of the globe before falling in love with her home city when she returned for a visit.
Trevor Wilkey, a former policeman and motor mechanic, joined MenzShed three months ago after moving from Bluff to Invercargill. News of the engineering department opening delighted him as he will be donating equipment to it. He has no room in his town house to set up a workshop and is pleased to share his gear. The camaraderie at MenzShed made it enjoyable, Wilkey said. Assistant manager Nick Sarisa said MenzShed gave members a place to form friendships, help each other on projects and learned new ways to do things. It’s a place retired people can go to, he said.