Big weekend across Invercargill and Southland. Saturday's the headliner — Game 1 of the Bledisloe Cup (All Blacks v Wallabies, 7:10pm) live and loud across Waikiwi, Editor's Cut, Southland Tavern and The Ave. Saturday daytime goes Highland — the Southern Highland Showdown takes over Ascot Park from
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The Walter Peak fire is out. Firefighters demobilised on Thursday evening after the blaze was declared fully contained, ending a week-long battle that burned through an estimated 1,350 hectares across Walter Peak Station, Cecil Peak Station and adjoining Conservation Estate.
The final push came after crews made significant progress
Five Southland landmarks are going pink this month, and for the first time, ILT Stadium is joining them.
The Gore Brown Trout Sculpture, Invercargill's Band Rotunda, Feldwick Street Gates and Gala Street Fountain are all part of Breast Cancer Foundation NZ's Global Illuminations campaign through October
10.15am, Thursday 8 October from Fire & Emergency.
More positive news. The first flight this morning found no visible flames around the perimeter. The fire hasn't grown noticeably overnight. The fire is not out yet, so we have crews back on the ground supported by helicopters, targeting
Laura Allen has taken the top prize at this year's ILT Southland Art Awards, with her work *34 years of Age* claiming the Supreme Award at a ceremony held at Invercargill's transitional public art gallery on Friday October 2.
Now in its third year, the awards
The first motor race meeting of the 2026/2027 season at Teretonga Park in Invercargill takes place over the weekend of 17/18 of October.
The Saturday action will feature the annual round of the South Island Endurance Series, this year with the added bonus of being the final round
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