Community

Koha Kai has been named in yet another National Awards. The NZ Maori Business Awards took place at Te Papa in Wellington at the end of April, and Koha Kai was named a finalist in two categories, including the NZ Maori Supreme Business of the Year, and the People and Capability Award,  for which they

The Southland Museum and Art Gallery Trust Board has made some key decisions to ensure the future of a museum for our region, based in Invercargill. Trust Board Chairwoman Toni Biddle said in the few short weeks since the closure of the Southland Museum and Art Gallery, the Trust Board had been work

The Invercargill Bowling Club is the latest Southern organisation to benefit from a life-saving donation from PowerNet and St John. An automated defibrillator (AED) donated to the club this week, is the first of three AEDs proposed for donation to Southern communities during this year. The donation

The Community Trust of Southland today announced the Trust will reopen a Major Grants round in 2018-19, investing an extra $1.5 million into the community for grants over $100,000.  This will bring the grants budget up to $8 million for the year ahead. Major grants funding had been paused in 2016 as

Highlights video and photos from Saturday’s Fight for Kidz at Stadium Southland. MC for the night was Mr Sean Bellew. Great job by Dave Bartley and the Team, along with the boxers for putting the night together. All money raised from the is going to Koha Kai. Photos by Dave Loudon photography and vi

Emergency Management Southland is responsible for Civil Defence in Southland and is undertaking a series of public meetings to encourage Civil Defence preparedness in the region. Meetings are being held throughout Southland, including four initial meetings in different locations around Invercargill,

The brightly-painted shipping container/come storage facility of The Pantry, a community-owned bulk food store and cafe on the corner of Grace and Ness Sts in South City Invercargill, is finally finished after 160 painting hours by about 30 city-school students. The 40ft mural aptly named “The baske

Invercargill’s Splash Palace could soon get a new 25mx25m swimming pool and state of the art hydroslide to replace the 40+ year old existing slide. This is part of the city council’s Long Term Plan. Aquatic Services Manager Peter Thompson says year on year growth of pool users means at peak time the