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If you can track down Joseph Mooney MP for Southland for a chat it's worth your while. The most approachable politician I have met I reckon.

Hanging with a Minister, a Mayor, MPs and anyone associated with the Manuherikia River today at Lauder for the Big Falls Dam rebuild announcement. It was windy. Flattering photos were tricky. Apologies Mark Patterson MP - it’s not often you see a man in a suit on a farm. lol.

Team catch-up ✔️
Coffee ✔️
Big plans ✔️

Easing into the week with Mal and Aimee before going full steam ahead into a big year of local, New Zealand news — with a touch of the world 🌏🗞️🚀

I’m starting my year at the bottom of New Zealand. Where I was born. And where I started my journey with What's On Invers in 2020.

Mike Sanford and I are back in 2026 to keep writing cool stuff.

https://whatsoninvers.nz/another-year-and-another-story-or-two/

Another Year And Another Story…Or Two As we look back on another year of What’s On Invers, let’s reflect on some of our news stories that made the headlines. Flicking back through my notebook (nowadays it’s Notebook LM - yes we’ve embraced AI as our ‘assistant.’ With this latest technology if you

I got to meet the Prime Minister today. He was pretty chill. Summerfruit NZ invited me along to Suncrest Orchard where he popped in for a chat with local growers.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/aimee-wilson-642076a6_electrification-horticulture-solarpower-activity-7391745589828329472-aHQn?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABZvQxIB-aPX_V-4u-aQVnithcaaFN-Nyvk

Everybody's heard about the Electric Cherries story - an NZ first on many levels and right here in Central Otago. They've even converted the old Toyota Hilux to electric and during harvest borrow… | Aimee Wilson Everybody's heard about the Electric Cherries story - an NZ first on many levels and right here in Central Otago. They've even converted the old Toyota Hilux to electric and during harvest borrow an E-truck to take their fruit to the packhouse down the road. Such a cool story and so pleased they sti...

There’s some local orchardists doing wonderful things in the RSE sector. Housing is important at Clyde Orchards so they built a Ni-Van home away from home.

NZGrower & Orchardist | October 2025 | Aimee Wilson Writing for Horticulture New Zealand takes me places I'm really interested in - right in my back yard. When Clyde Orchards wanted to build a Ni-Van house for their RSE crew, it meant families could come over and work too. Wives, sons and daughters, all living onsite under one roof. This season, for....

Always love being part of new things... the Paulin family at Clyde Orchards have created a NZ first with their new Vanuatuan home away from home for their RSE workers.
Read all about it in in the next edition of the NZ Grower/Orchardist magazine which I'm writing about as we speak (ahh write) lol.

IceInline Alexandra made Air New Zealand’s inflight magazine ‘Kia Ora’ this month.

It was exciting being IN the story briefly rather than writing about it!

KiaOra KiaOra

Big stuff happening down south. Always is and always has been.

First Hydrogen Production Station To Open Soon HW Richardson will be ready to open its first hydrogen production and dual-refuelling station at its Clifton site in coming months. Resource consent was approved for the original site in Gore back in 2023, before the company decided to pivot and concentrate on establishing one at its new 20ha freigh...