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This weekend, the Southland region is buzzing with community events that offer a mix of nostalgia, bargains, and entertainment. From Bluff’s first-ever Community Garage Sale to Tisbury Hall’s 110th birthday celebration, there’s something for everyone. Bluff Community Garage Sale and Market Bluff is
Spring cleaning has arrived early in Bluff as the town holds its first ever Community Wide Garage Sale from 10am until 2pm this Sunday (4 August). Bluff Promotions have assembled sixteen garage sales from where Bluff residents will be selling their surplus bits and pieces while the day also involves
Bluff’s Thieves Alley Market is on again this Saturday. The unique and popular market will be held at the Bluff Oyster Festival Site in Barrow Street, Bluff from 10am until 2pm this Saturday, 31 August. The market, which always features a wide range of unique and exciting stalls, takes place the day
by Lindsay BeerBluff’s Thieves Alley Market is on again this Saturday. The unique and popular market will be held at the Bluff Oyster Festival Site in Barrow Street, Bluff from 10am until 2pm this Saturday, 31 August. The market, which always features a wide range of unique and exciting stalls, takes place the day
This weekend, the Southland region is buzzing with community events that offer a mix of nostalgia, bargains, and entertainment. From Bluff’s first-ever Community Garage Sale to Tisbury Hall’s 110th birthday celebration, there’s something for everyone. Bluff Community Garage Sale and Market Bluff is
Spring cleaning has arrived early in Bluff as the town holds its first ever Community Wide Garage Sale from 10am until 2pm this Sunday (4 August). Bluff Promotions have assembled sixteen garage sales from where Bluff residents will be selling their surplus bits and pieces while the day also involves
NZ Aluminium Smelter to reduce electricity usage by 100 MW starting early August. Meridian Energy requested the reduction to manage electricity generation demands. Tiwai Smelter to gradually ramp up energy use again from November. New Zealand Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) will cut its electricity usage b
Bluff’s outdoor adventure park is on track to open in a few weeks, set to be named Motupōhue Adventure Park. On Tuesday, Invercargill City Council reviewed a report detailing updates to the name and trails of the Bluff Hill Motupōhue Active Recreation Precinct. Scheduled to open in September, the pa
Matariki will be celebrated in Bluff on Saturday evening when the organisers of the regular Thieves Alley Markets in the town hold a special Matariki Fire & Light Market at the Bluff Oyster & Food Festival Site on Barrow Street from 5pm until 9pm. Related: Murihiku Matariki Moving Indoors This Winte
The Bluff Oyster & Food Festival is back and the popularity of the event certainly has not waned since it was last held in 2021. After two years of cancellations, the first due to covid restrictions and the second due to safety concerns regarding a building alongside the site, a cold day did not det
For the first time since 2021 the event will take place in Bluff this Saturday, 25 May. Gates open at 10.30am and at 11.00am the iconic Bluff Oyster will be piped onto the site by the Invercargill Highland Pipe Band. The Ode To The Oyster is then recited on the main stage and then the […]