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An epic eight-day effort saw 14 pallets of donated goods travel 1600 km from Southland to Auckland on Tyler Wainui’s freight truck, despite roadworks and restrictions. The pallets contained essential items for communities devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle in the Hawkes Bay. SIT was offered as a drop-o

Dancing, drumming and dramatic displays were all part of the atmosphere at the Southland Multicultural Festival on Saturday. Thousands of people packed out ILT Stadium Southland for the 13th annual event, which represented 33 nations. Southland Multicultural Trust president Neil Rumble said the even

Southern steampunkers have been invited to help run the Steampunk New Zealand festival in Oamaru this Queen’s Birthday weekend. The Southern Society of Steampunk Steamologists recently held its annual Teapot Racing carnival in Queen’s Park, and it has proved so popular that Oamaru organisers want th

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