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Former Southland Entertainer of the Year nominee Sam Cullen is coming home for a Halloween gig at Tuatara this evening (Saturday 31st October) The 20-year-old singer/songwriter spent lockdown home with family in Invercargill but was now back at Victoria University studying Jazz, after completing his

It might have been a tough year for the Invercargill Licensing Trust (ILT), but there was still money to give out to the community. The year-to-date operating sales for the ILT were significantly down by $7.9 million as a result of Covid-19 (18.1%) – it was stated by the chief executive in his repor

Well-known Southlander Paddy O’Brien has confirmed that he will be putting his name up for election to the Invercargill City Council by-election, which will take place in February 2021. The former international rugby referee and current World Rugby High Performance Sevens Referee Manager has put his

Corbin Strong is aiming to become the first Southlander in 30 years to take out the SBS Bank Tour of Southland cycling race this weekend. The 20-year-old never got to properly celebrate his move into ‘elite’ cycling after winning a points race in Berlin at the World Track Cycling Championships earli

Invercargill’s ‘Great Little Train Show’ was a huge success over Labour weekend, with just as many people attending as 2019. The Southland Society of Model Engineers had to downscale their event this year, because there was no certainty it could proceed after Covid, with the focus on the outdoor act

Everybody will have a good reason to celebrate at this year’s Southland Santa Parade. Held on the last Saturday in November, the annual event brings the community together for some good old fashioned Christmas cheer. Organised by the Southland Christmas Parade Charitable Trust, many of the floats ar

The biggest video store in Australasia is having a massive clearance starting on Monday. United Video South City Invercargill currently has 120,000 stock units and owner Daryle Blackler said he wants to offload 80,000 of them. Also the longest serving video store owner in New Zealand, Daryle has own

Invercargill’s ‘Great Little Train Show’ is on again this weekend but on a smaller scale – and it’s the second train show in the city this month. For the past 35 years the Southland Society of Model Engineers has been running the event, but this year the focus was more on the outdoor train rides. […