Visitors seeking the new home of the tuatara now have an engaging way to explore Queens Park through the city’s newest attraction, the Tuatara Trail. The Invercargill City Council announced the opening of the Tuatara Trail, a walking route linking the tuatara’s former residence at the Southland Muse
Southland has surged to the top of ASB’s latest Economic Regional Scoreboard for the first quarter of 2024. This scoreboard ranks regions based on year-on-year growth across various measures, including employment, building consents, and retail sales. ASB Chief Economist Nick Tuffley revealed that So
The Gore District Council will trial new opening hours at the Mataura Library and Service Centre to better meet customers’ needs while ensuring a safe work environment for staff. Earlier this year, the library had to adjust its closing time to 2:30pm due to increasing anti-social behaviour from grou
The Gore District Council will trial new opening hours at the Mataura Library and Service Centre to better meet customers’ needs while ensuring a safe work environment for staff. Earlier this year, the library had to adjust its closing time to 2:30pm due to increasing anti-social behaviour from grou
Visitors seeking the new home of the tuatara now have an engaging way to explore Queens Park through the city’s newest attraction, the Tuatara Trail. The Invercargill City Council announced the opening of the Tuatara Trail, a walking route linking the tuatara’s former residence at the Southland Muse
Southland has surged to the top of ASB’s latest Economic Regional Scoreboard for the first quarter of 2024. This scoreboard ranks regions based on year-on-year growth across various measures, including employment, building consents, and retail sales. ASB Chief Economist Nick Tuffley revealed that So
Y Southland’s Stadium is officially refurbished, modernised, and open for community use. The re-opening was celebrated with a carnival-themed event on 21 June 2024, attracting hundreds of attendees. Over the past six months, the Stadium, featuring a full basketball and netball court, has undergone a
The first night of Matariki celebrations at ILT Stadium Southland was a resounding success, with over 8,000 community members in attendance. The event, which featured a variety of performances, workshops, food stalls, and stunning displays, brought the community together in a heartwarming display of
The Southland Woodworkers Guild is holding another open weekend to show the public some of the great things that people can be involved in. This Saturday and Sunday the club will open its doors in Mary Street, to let the public come in and have a go at lathe work, wood carving and scroll sawing, […]
It’s a big few days for organisers of the Murihiku Matariki festival as they start decorating the ILT Stadium Southland for the first time. Professional performers Aro will take to the stage Friday and Saturday, after numerous interactive workshops throughout the night. The move indoors was made by
An Invercargill couple’s outdoor learning programmes have been so successful that after 18 months, Southland schools are now choosing their programmes to support the learning of their students. Katie and Gareth Oliver started ‘True in Nature’ last year to offer children of all ages outdoor learning
