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Thanking a teacher this October could put a pencil case in a child's hands. Warehouse Stationery and the Salvation Army have launched their Thank a Teacher appeal, running from October 5 to November 1. The deal is simple: create a free personalised card online for a teacher who

A Pak'nSave Invercargill ticket is worth $35,600 after Saturday night's Lotto draw — the second winning ticket sold in the city in less than a week. The Second Division win on Saturday October 3 follows Four Square Otatara selling one of two First Division tickets in

Environment Southland has pocketed $30 million by selling down its stake in South Port NZ, dropping from a 66% shareholding to 52% — still the majority owner, but with a lot more cash to spread around. The regional council offloaded 3,750,000 shares in the port company on Thursday, with

Welcome to the What's On Invers Weekender — your weekend, sorted. October kicks off under the lights on Friday night: the SBS Bank Southland Stags play their final home game against Northland at Rugby Park, with the ILT Fireworks Spectacular going up after full time. Saturday is stacked — AMplify

Forty years ago today, "Slice of Heaven" hit number one on the New Zealand charts. Dave Dobbyn and Herbs. Footrot Flats. That swing bridge. It still lives rent-free in the heads of anyone who was there. To mark the anniversary, distributor Madman has released a remastered 4K trailer

Massive weekend ahead. Friday it's the Stags v Northland final regular-season home game at Rugby Park followed by the ILT Fireworks Spectacular — Newfield's running a Stags Bus (6:15pm). For a different Friday, dust off the formal wear for the ILT Murihiku Art Awards 2026 Gala

It's a big one, Invercargill! Waxy's goes all out for Sir Arthur Guinness Day on Saturday with pint pouring comps, trivia, Irish outfit prizes and All Night Long from 9:30pm, while the Stags take on Canterbury at 5:05pm with the game on screens right

Four candidates have been named to contest two seats on the Fonterra Board of Directors, with voting opening next month. Incumbent director Cathy Quinn is seeking re-election alongside three new contenders — Jessie Chan, Mark Cox and Peter Moynihan — all announced Monday as independently assessed candidates for the 2026 election. Quinn