Community

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

Local artist Caley Hall has been recognised for his contribution to community work with a nomination in the 2018 New Zealander of the Year Awards the winners of which were announced at our gala celebrations in February. As the New Zealander of the Year Awards honours those who use their passion to m

whatsoninvers.nz caught up with the Directors of Sports Med Southern Physio while they spent their weekend collecting furniture for the Columbian Refugees. Principal Director Karl McDonald commented that their business has always had a strong community focus, committing volunteer hours to 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