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Four new street signs featuring poppies to honour servicemen who fought for New Zealand have been put up in Invercargill. The Poppy Places Trust launched the Places of Remembrance Project on 11 November 2014 to identify and record NZ streets and other places that are directly related to people and e

The special exhibition which honours Southlanders who fought and died in World War I will reopen for two days this week due to demand. The exhibition, which was open at 63 Esk Street between November 1 and November 10, has proven to be so popular that volunteers have agreed to open it again on Frida

The 2018 Alex Lindsay Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Donald Thomson, 19, from Invercargill. Donald, currently a Southern Institute of Technology student, is planning to continue his violin studies and achieve his LTCL. Donald is a former James Hargest College student. The Alex Lindsay Memo

Aiming to strengthen philanthropic efforts, the Invercargill Licensing Trust, ILT Foundation and Community Trust South have formalised their commitment to collaborate. The three funders have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish general framework for co-operation. ILT chairman and

Saturday Windsor Village will be a buzz celebrating the 10th annual Bonanza Day birthday, businesses in the Windsor Shopping Centre have been busy preparing to celebrate on Saturday. Mayor Tim will be joining the festivities at Windsor Wines at 12:30pm The Bonanza Day runs from 10am – 2pm will inclu

On Monday (15th October) Greg Kelly (known as Kell) arrived in Invercargill part of his fundraising tour riding the length and breadth of New Zealand on a Harley-Davidson over 5 weeks, raising awareness for Younger Onset (Frontotemporal) Dementia, of which he was diagnosed with in 2016, aged 59. Las

After a 26-year involvement capturing the images of nearly 1300 young Southlanders, photographer Shelley Clark encountered a personal connection this year. Amongst the 50 recipients to earn a ILT Youthmark Young Achievers Award in 2018 was Clark’s nephew, Jordyn. Head boy at Wakatipu High School, Jo

On Thursday night, Koha Kai held their second annual Trainee Achievement Awards night at Invercargill Working Mens’ Club. This is the opportunity the Trainees get to be recognised with their families there to celebrate with them as they continue to gain skills and move closer to employment. Last yea