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Five Southland landmarks are going pink this month, and for the first time, ILT Stadium is joining them. The Gore Brown Trout Sculpture, Invercargill's Band Rotunda, Feldwick Street Gates and Gala Street Fountain are all part of Breast Cancer Foundation NZ's Global Illuminations campaign through October

Lindsay Herman has never won anything in his life. That changed on Sunday when his name came up at Eastern Suburbs Tavern and he walked away with $5,000. Herman was at his local when the grand prize draw for ILT's Great Pub Cash Giveaway was announced at

A charity auction built around a caddie's stories has delivered $56,500 for Hospice South — and the final tally isn't in yet. The Cruise 4 Care event, held with legendary New Zealand caddie Steve Williams as its drawcard, drew a record 330 people — up from 220

Two ministers walked the construction site of Invercargill's new regional museum on Monday, and the building is close enough to finished that they came away impressed. Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Paul Goldsmith and Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds visited the Museum of Southland site alongside Mayor Tom Campbell,

A 545-page book about Sir Tim Shadbolt's final years is being launched in Invercargill in the city he spent decades putting on the map. 'Shadbolt: Tim's Final Chapter' arrives at the Invercargill Central Library on 50 Dee Street at 1pm on Saturday October 10,

Thanking a teacher this October could put a pencil case in a child's hands. Warehouse Stationery and the Salvation Army have launched their Thank a Teacher appeal, running from October 5 to November 1. The deal is simple: create a free personalised card online for a teacher who

The Y Southland turns 150 this month, and it wants your face on the wall. On Friday October 16, The Y opens its Tay Street doors for 150 Faces of The Y — a free public exhibition celebrating a century and a half of the YMCA in Southland, and the people

Welcome to the What's On Invers Weekender — your weekend, sorted. October kicks off under the lights on Friday night: the SBS Bank Southland Stags play their final home game against Northland at Rugby Park, with the ILT Fireworks Spectacular going up after full time. Saturday is stacked — AMplify