Community

Very successful week for the ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band up in Rotorua at the New Zealand National Champs with three bands impressive results over the various grades. Grade 4 band won the NZ championships a band made up of many youngsters aged 12 and over. They won the nationals last

Last week it was proven that AEDs (automated external defibrillators) save lives when a woman visiting Transport World had a cardiac arrest. One of the AED’s on site was used and saved her life. St Johns say: When accessible within minutes of a cardiac arrest occurring, an AED can vastly improve a p

It’s time to change our attitudes towards mental health. It’s time to start talking about our issues and depression. Come and listen to Mike King at the Ascot Park Hotel at 7pm on Sunday, March 4 for the launch of the ‘I am hope’ tour. He is touring all of NZ on scooters painted by […]

Dunedin, Invercargill & Queenstown Police will host Open Days on March 11. The Open Days are a chance for members of the public to get a first-hand, behind the scenes look at Policing. Southern District Commander, Superintendent Paul Basham says his staff are looking forward to hosting the Open Days

A new community garden has been set up at the Invercargill Plunket rooms to help families connect with each other. The garden has been set up by community champion and mother Cathy Jordan and has been supported by multiple partners, including Healthy Families Invercargill and Plunket, and sponsors W

Waikiwi Gardens Rest Home launched their Day Stay service this morning with Invercargill City Councillor Darren Ludlow attending the official opening. whatsoninvers.nz is always keen to support great community initiatives; we popped out and were pretty blown away by the community support. Southern C

A cavalcade of Vintage Tractors, Jeeps and Trucks, trekking 2000k Bluff to Cape Reinga fundraising for Hospice have set off from Invercargill today raising money Hospice New Zealand. You can donate to this great cause via their Givealittle page  and follow their progress via their Facebook page The

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