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An Invercargill soldier was honoured on Friday March 3rd with a special commemoration involving special guests including former All Black Sir Buck Shelford. Invercargill City Council, South Alive, and the Awarua RSA came together to honour the memory of Peter Scully, alongside his family, former May

A ‘Mitey’ car boot sale is taking place in Invercargill on March 25 for a good cause. If you’re cleaning out your home, the sale may be the perfect place to sell unwanted goods while raising money for the Sir John Kirwan Foundation at the same time. Invercargill Rotary clubs are collaborating to rai

The On the Fly Mataura River Festival is returning for its third year on Sunday 19 March, celebrating Gore’s world-famous river with a day full of fly-fishing, delicious food, free children’s activities, and live entertainment. The event has been granted a group licence for the day, which allows any

National List MP Paul Goldsmith, who is Opposition Spokesperson for Justice, said Invercargill’s courthouse was more efficient than most he had seen around the country. Speaking to What’s on Invers founder Mike Sanford on Thursday afternoon, Paul was in town talking to business owners who had been a

Health practitioners dispensing natural therapeutic products could eventually face a number of restrictions under a new Bill before Parliament. But there has been backlash from several advocacy groups including Voices For Freedom, (VFF) that has made public its concerns over the Bill, saying that th

Art panels which had once surrounded the Invercargill CBD development have been given a new lease on life for the benefit of Southlanders living with dementia. A selection of the art panels have been repurposed as vibrant fencing along the northern border of Presbyterian Support Southland (PSS) Enli

This Sunday’s Teapot Racing Carnival attracts more spectators than it does competitors, but organisers love the response from the public. Organised by the Southern Society of Steampunk Steamologists, the event is based at the Band Rotunda in Queens Park, and usually has between 10 to 15 entries. Clu

Southland’s A&P show is gearing up to be a huge success this weekend, to make up for the past two cancelled events in 2021 and 2020. Crowd numbers increased from just 1500 people in 2018 right up to almost 10,000 the last time it was held in 2019, and organisers expect this year to be […]