Kids & Family

Insects, plants, birds and lichens will all be the target of smart phone users during a Mini BioBlitz event being held at Sandy Point on Saturday 14 October. Organised by Environment Southland and supported by the Department of Conservation and Invercargill City Council, the event is a great opportu

With the site on the corner of Nith and Tyne Streets now cleared construction has begun of the purpose built 1500m2, 8m-high state-of-the-art building  that will house the new Trampoline Park. The trampoline park – will be run and managed by local business partners John and Robyn Smart. Co Owner Rob

The best young speech writers in the region went head to head on Friday night to decide the winner of the annual Venture Southland Interschool Speech Contest. 57 Southland schools were involved in the event which has been a feature on the southern academic calendar since 2003. During the contest yea

Eight very excited new team members started at Dig This Invercargill this week. In total, Dig This Invercargill has created a variety of positions which range from management, reception and on-field instructors. The new team has had to hit the ground running and are being kept busy learning about th

A Southland sporting organisation has taken the healthy approach to rewarding its budding young players. Southland Basketball, in partnership with Healthy Families Invercargill and Splash Palace, have adopted new Player of the Day prizes for its miniball competition which include two for one voucher

It’s almost spring and there’s going to be a celebration to get the season off to a festive start during September. The inaugural Spring Festival is all about three weeks of outdoor fun and recreation revolving around a giant snow globe and a temporary ice skating rink at the Gala Street reserve. Fo

Demolition has started on the old All Lay Carpets & Purdue Bros buildings, on the corner of Nith and Tyne Streets to make way for the new Trampoline Park. Co Operator & head bouncer Robyn Smart says their goal is to be open mid November, just in time for Summer and the school holidays. Original […]

Sport Southland and ILT Stadium Southland are calling on Southlanders to step up to a new challenge; with the inaugural Stadium Step Up set to burst into action on Sunday 6 August. The event will see participants take on an indoor course that will traverse the stairs, corridors and courts covering m