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Let Kids Be Kids These School Holidays With Kidzone no longer operating, many Southland parents are wondering what there is for children to do these school holidays. For Gareth and Katie, founders of True in Nature, the answer is simple: Get Children Back Outside and Back to Basics. Their nature-based

Preparations are proceeding well for the popular Thieves Alley Market / Bluff Promotions Night Market and Fire & Light Show on Saturday 11 July at the Bluff Oyster & Food Festival site. Spokesperson Frazer Murdoch says last year's crowd "exceeded expectations" and this year there is "

Tuatapere's 110-year-old railway station is open again — this time as a café, bakery and visitor hub. The refurbished station was officially reopened on Saturday, with Southland District Mayor Rob Scott, Tuatapere Te Waewae Community Board chair Anne Horrell and Tuatapere Railway and Heritage Trust member Wayne Edgerton cutting

Judy Geary has spent 28 years volunteering at the Wyndham and Districts Community Rest Home. On Saturday, Southland District Council made it official. Mayor Rob Scott presented Geary with a Community Service Award from the council and the Waihōpai Toetoe Community Board, recognising what amounts to roughly 330 board meetings

When Southlanders talk about looking after our own, we're often thinking about the here and now, the clubs, services, and programmes that make a difference today. The Southland Foundation adds another layer by encouraging and connecting local generosity with causes in our community, whether through creating an endowment

Hospice South is opening a flagship retail store in the former Hunting & Fishing building. Reloved will consolidate the charity's existing Invercargill shops into one central location, designed to boost efficiency and make donations easier. Chief Executive Pete Thompson said the move was a strategic investment in both

Hospice South has a new way to secure funding forever. The Southland Foundation and Hospice South have launched an endowment fund that will generate returns to support free palliative care across the region for generations. The endowment model pools donations and invests them, distributing returns over time while preserving the

The Civic Theatre is turning 120. The Invercargill theatre opened on November 14, 1906, when Governor Lord Plunket and Prime Minister Sir Joseph Ward cut the ribbon on what was then called the Invercargill Town Hall and Theatre. Invercargill City Council manager venues and events Ryan Sycamore said the Civic