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The Rotary Club of Invercargill will mark its 44th Book Sale over King’s Birthday weekend in 2025, continuing a long-standing tradition that has helped raise more than $1 million for local causes. This year’s sale will be held once again at the Scottish Hall, making it the second

First Kidzone Festival, now Matariki Festival has paused for 2025. ILT Kidzone Festival to Pause in 2025Great South has made the difficult decision to pause the 2025 ILT Kidzone Festival primarily due to rising costs and resource demands. Great South Chief Executive Chami Abeysinghe said the decision had not been

* Top cyclists from across New Zealand will race through Invercargill’s city streets in January 2026 * The event returns following the success of the 2025 championships held in Southland * Weekend to include road and track cycling events offering action for all cycling fans Invercargill will again host one of New

* Demolition of the earthquake-prone museum building will officially begin in early June * Collection was digitised to preserve historical items from the Wyndham and District Museum * Volunteers are actively raising funds to build a future museum on the same site Demolition work will soon begin on the Wyndham and District Historical

* invercargill and Southland to receive new urgent and after-hours healthcare services expansion * Rural areas including Stewart Island and Tuatapere will get 24/7 clinical support and urgent medicines * Invercargill to get new daytime urgent care service available seven days each week Access to urgent and after-hours healthcare is set to

* Two First Division winners from Wellington and Canterbury each took home $500,000 * Powerball jackpot rises to $17 million after no winning ticket was drawn * Southland region saw strong success in the Triple Dip Mother’s Day promotion What’s On Invers Funeral Notices - What’s On Invers whatsoninvers.

• Southland’s two refuges will benefit from funding for mental health and addiction training • 250 advocates across the country will be upskilled through specialist clinical support and training • Funding aims to improve local service access and ease mental health referral challenges Southland Women’s Refuges in Invercargill and Gore will

Bridge inspections and testing will take place over three nights to minimise daily disruption Light vehicles must use a 20-minute detour route while the bridge is closed overnight Heavy vehicles will be piloted through the closed site each hour during the night The Aparima Bridge on State Highway 99 in