Community

Sometimes a little really does go a long way… And that was definitely the case for Room 5 at Invercargill’s Middle School who managed to help turn $226 raised from their mufti day into a whopping $1445. The proceeds went to Youthline Southland and when the pupils told community development manager L

The first images of the proposed Hawthorndale Care Village aged care development have been unveiled. The Hawthorndale Care Village Charitable Trust has presented the concept design of the ground-breaking project on the former Hawthorndale Primary School site on Tay Street, Invercargill. “This is a p

A day after the announcement that $10 million of Government money was heading south for City Block, developer Scott O’Donnell is a happy man. “We had no expectation of any money, but any money makes it easier,” he said. With the Invercargill City Council also agreeing this week to invest $46 million

Southland DisAbility Enterprises (SdE) has secured the Invercargill City Council contract for recycling services for the next 18 months. SdE general manager Hamish McMurdo said it was pleasing that SdE staff could continue to provide the services that were so important to the community.  “Many of ou

The City Block development is back on track with the Invercargill City Council agreeing to go ahead with the $46 million investment. The public has been consulted and council deliberated over the 462 submissions on Tuesday last week, following a hearing on June 17. More than 60% of the community was

The long awaited Suqian Friendship Garden in Queens Park is now open to the public. The most recent addition to Queens Park, the completion of the Chinese Garden marks another milestone in the long-running relationship between Invercargill City and Suqian City of Jiangsu province in China. Since for

Cityscapes, seascapes and stunning landscapes make up many of the art trail panels on the border of the Invercargill Central Ltd development site. Public relations manager Amy Hibbs said more than 200 murals painted by artists, community groups, schools and early learning centres have been involved

A director, an ex-All Black, medical researchers, leading Māori artists and authors are among those recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours. In total 178 people have received Queen’s Birthday honours this year, with three new dames and two new knights. Professor Robert Elliott Elliott is