* Jack Heslip competed at the Junior World Championships in Lima, Peru, with New Zealand’s team. * He faced cultural surprises, like chicken gizzards, while adjusting to international competition. * Heslip's next competition is the Australian Nationals in Sydney, set for January. Southland’s Jack Heslip, a clay target shooter

* Pete Butler wins $5,000 in The Great Pub Cash Giveaway at Northern Tavern. * Seven additional winners each took home $1,000 in weekly prizes from local ILT venues. * ILT hints at making this popular giveaway an annual event for regular patrons. ILT has announced the winners of The Great

Southland District Council is nearing completion of a key roading project linked to the SH1 Edendale realignment, located 30km north of Invercargill. The original realignment was finished in 2019, aiming to improve safety by diverting highway traffic away from the town and its local school. This has allowed smoother, quicker

They say Southerners really know how to party, but a local father has taken it one step further and introduced the ultimate taxi. Truck driver Steve Acker first set up his party bus last year as a one-off fundraiser for his daughter’s ‘Empire Aerobics’ team, to attend the World

* James Yau wins the Supreme Award for his artwork Horse at the ILT Murihiku Art Awards. * Christchurch-based curator Jane Wallace praised the simplicity and metaphysical beauty in Yau’s piece. * The exhibition featuring 65 finalists is on display at He Waka Tuia until 17 November. The winners of the first

Test your knowledge about the history of Invercargill, New Zealand.