Community

The brightly-painted shipping container/come storage facility of The Pantry, a community-owned bulk food store and cafe on the corner of Grace and Ness Sts in South City Invercargill, is finally finished after 160 painting hours by about 30 city-school students. The 40ft mural aptly named “The baske

Invercargill’s Splash Palace could soon get a new 25mx25m swimming pool and state of the art hydroslide to replace the 40+ year old existing slide. This is part of the city council’s Long Term Plan. Aquatic Services Manager Peter Thompson says year on year growth of pool users means at peak time the

Local artist Caley Hall has been recognised for his contribution to community work with a nomination in the 2018 New Zealander of the Year Awards the winners of which were announced at our gala celebrations in February. As the New Zealander of the Year Awards honours those who use their passion to m

whatsoninvers.nz caught up with the Directors of Sports Med Southern Physio while they spent their weekend collecting furniture for the Columbian Refugees. Principal Director Karl McDonald commented that their business has always had a strong community focus, committing volunteer hours to community

Very successful week for the ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band up in Rotorua at the New Zealand National Champs with three bands impressive results over the various grades. Grade 4 band won the NZ championships a band made up of many youngsters aged 12 and over. They won the nationals last

Last week it was proven that AEDs (automated external defibrillators) save lives when a woman visiting Transport World had a cardiac arrest. One of the AED’s on site was used and saved her life. St Johns say: When accessible within minutes of a cardiac arrest occurring, an AED can vastly improve a p

It’s time to change our attitudes towards mental health. It’s time to start talking about our issues and depression. Come and listen to Mike King at the Ascot Park Hotel at 7pm on Sunday, March 4 for the launch of the ‘I am hope’ tour. He is touring all of NZ on scooters painted by […]

Dunedin, Invercargill & Queenstown Police will host Open Days on March 11. The Open Days are a chance for members of the public to get a first-hand, behind the scenes look at Policing. Southern District Commander, Superintendent Paul Basham says his staff are looking forward to hosting the Open Days