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SPCA delegates voted to form one national organisation at the National AGM which was held in June. Not many people realise that the Southland SPCA and the other SPCA Centres around the country have previously been independently governed and financed. This was not sustainable or fit-for- purpose. The

FI Innovations has taken home the Westpac Supreme Award along with winning the Market South Innovation Award and were also finalists in both the Crowe Horwath Primary and Primary Services Sector Awards and the Southland Times Consumer Sector Award. Directors Gareth and Melissa Dykes say they are alw

Young Reflections, an educational toy store on Tay St, Invercargill, is opening a store in Dunedin – with the grand opening taking place on Saturday. After 26 years in business, owner Joy Brown said after five years of “toying” with the idea of opening a second store – she and family decided to take

Breaking News: whatsoninvers.nz understands many of Invercargill’s city centre business owners and building tenants on Tay, Kelvin and Esk Streets, including tenants in Cambridge Place Arcade; were told today (September 26), that they will have new owners and landlords by Friday. Our sources say man

What’s On Invers first broke the news a Muffin Break franchise – slated for the new Kmart development in Invercargill – was first advertised for sale in May this year – last week Foodco New Zealand listed the Muffin Break franchise opportunity through its Facebook channels causing another social med

Leading food company Alliance is to invest $1.7 million in its Pukeuri plant in Oamaru and Lorneville near Invercargill as it seeks to capture more value from its products. The investment will improve the recovery of offal at Pukeuri in North Otago, which at its peak employs more than 920 people. Th

Hospice Southland is set to benefit financially after a Charity Auction held on Saturday night at the Ascot Park Hotel in Invercargill raised $43,000 for the organisation. The Charity Auction was presented by well-known Invercargill retailer E Hayes and Sons to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Bu

You never know when you may need one so its good to know there’s one on hand if needed. Daryl and the Team from Mike Pero Real Estate Invercargill and the Mike Pero Foundation have donated a heart defibrillator to local gym World Health & Fitness. Heart defibrillator got a lot of media attention in