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Southland Police can now name the man who died overnight following an assault in Invercargill. He was attending a birthday party at the Marist Old Boys Rugby Football Club in Georgetown when he died. Detective Senior Sergeant Stu Harvey said. He was 27-year-old Chanel Lee Simmonds, also known as Cha

A 27-year-old Invercargill man has died following an alleged assault overnight. Police were called to an incident at the Marist Old Boys Rugby Football Club in Georgetown, Invercargill at 11.45pm last night. The man was found unresponsive by emergency services and attempts to revive him with CPR wer

Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled over to Wednesday night, where the jackpot will be $6 million. Meanwhile, Strike Four was won by a player in Cambridge, who takes home $500,000. The winning Strike ticket was sold at New World Cambridge in Cambridge. Summer just became even hotter

Invercargill town crier Lynley McKerrow welcoming a group of over 20 Can-Am Spyder riders to Southland for the the Burt Munro Challenge. Look out for the Can-Am Spyder bikes this weekend around town! #Burtmunrochallenge #mysouthland#canamspyder https://whatsoninvers.nz/burt-munro-challenge-2018-news

After a week of intense speculation, Christchurch’s $20.2 million Powerball winner has come forward to claim their prize and has announced he is splitting his winnings with family. The winner, a ‘sparkie’ in his late 50s, had the winning ticket in his wallet the whole time but somehow resisted the u

Update: Tuesday 6th February with only few tickets left at selected booking agents, whatsoninvers.nz can now confirm that the 2018 Bluff Oyster Festival is sold out! Festival organisers Facebook group suggest the following options: A quick update on the ticket status – all online tickets are sold ou

Invercargill driver Liam MacDonald heads to Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon in Feilding this weekend in a battle to regain the lead of Class 2 in the BNT V8’s Championship. MacDonald, the defending Class 2 Champion, built a good early lead in this year’s championship but a fuel issue at Mike Pero Motors

Running from this Thursday (Feb 8) in Invercargill the four-day event attracts hundreds of motorcycles and support vehicles. While it’s centred at Oreti Park Speedway and Oreti Beach, there’ll more bikes and vehicles around the entire area. Southern Road Policing Manager, Inspector Tania Baron has s