Community

Forty five keen cyclists raised $42,000 for the annual Westpac Chopper Rescue Appeal in May, by biking from Invercargill to Queenstown. Southland has played its part in the annual appeal for the past 11 years, and so far already raised $753,000 from its yearly 245km bike ride. Spokesperson Reece McD

A host of New Zealanders have been honoured for their service in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours list. Among them are Tā Tipene O’Regan and Dame Silvia Cartwright, who have been made Additional Members of The New Zealand Order of Merit. Here is the full list of those receiving

Gary Templeton’s dedication to his hometown of Tuatapere has been recognised with a Community Service Award. The Tuatapere Te Waewae Community Board, in conjunction with Southland District Council, presented the award to Mr Templeton at a function at the Tuatapere Town and Country Club on Monday 14

The family of Luka Pascoe is overwhelmed at the amount of support received from businesses for this Saturday’s fundraising auction and quiz night. Luka (18 months) has been diagnosed with Neuroblastoma cancer and is currently in Christchurch undergoing treatment for the next 14 months. The fundraise

An exceptionally successful Handbags and Gladrags fundraiser for CanInspire Charitable Trust was run last Saturday night. 48 people dressed up in their best to attend the mystery handbag auction at Industry, raising over $4000 for the charity. Southland CanBead Tutor and key organiser for the event,

Cut back the rates or get on with business? Invercargill City councillors continued to debate what the community could afford in this ever changing financial environment yesterday. Council initially proposed a 7.7% rates increase in its annual plan, but following many complaints and concerns from su

Two new business initiatives have come out of Southland Boys High School as part of the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES). Champ Thiagarajan and Lethan Pickett are currently working on an online art gallery  called NzArtsy, that sells and purchases local New Zealand artwork from behind the screen. The s

The 41st Invercargill Rotary Book Sale will go ahead again this year over Queens Birthday weekend. The 2021 event was a huge success following a break in 2020 because of the pandemic, and committee chairman Richard Russell said this time they have received even more donations of books. “A lot has co