Community

A new tuatara is stalking the streets of Invercargill, providing weary cyclists a unique place to park their bikes. The tuatara bike stand has been positioned outside the Invercargill Public Library and blessed by Waihopai runaka representative Victor Manawatu. We would also like to acknowledge the

A new community pump track was built on the corner of Oreti Rd and Dunns Rd to honour the legacy of Otatara man Derek Gostelow and his family. Mr Gostelow, a former resident, left $90,000 in his will for the Invercargill City Council to use for community projects within the Otatara area and communit

Koha Kai has been busy making up Omicron Kai Support packs and delivering meals to hundreds of families isolating with Covid-19 since they first began this support, back in February,. The Ministry of Social Development – Care in the Community programme for the Covid-19 response has seen Koha Kai bec

The Southland Museum rebuild has been renamed Project 1225 and the community can look forward to a brand new facility open for Christmas in three years time. Project lead Nigel Skelt is fully committed to the task, but realistically thinks it might be a further three to six months for the new museum

Awarua Synergy has been collecting donations during July for their ‘Winter Warmer Donation Drive’ in support of Ngā Kete Mātauranga Pounamu’s charitable food bank helping whanau in need during tough times. Last year, the team at Awarua Synergy helped Ngā Kete with the launch of their food bank, Pāta

Sport Southland has nearly quarter of a million dollars available to help fund community-based programmes and projects targeting children and young people, with a focus on those most at risk of missing out or being less active. The Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa fund is administered locally by regional s

Impressive. That’s what it is now and impressive is what it will be when our new Langlands Hotel opens for business. whatsoninvers.nz along with other media were given a first hand lookover and update on construction work going on behind the yellow screen that encases the construction site. On our l

The New Year Honours 2021 list has been announced today, and it includes celebrated singer-songwriter Dave Dobbyn and one of the country’s leading epidemiologists, Professor Michael Baker. Dave Dobbyn, with a career spanning 40 years, has been knighted for his services to music. Professor Michael Ba