A large fire broke out at a storage facility in Lake St, Invercargill this evening, with Fire and Emergency crews working tirelessly to contain the blaze. Although the fire is largely confined to the 50m x 30m building, it is not yet completely extinguished. At the height of the fire, approximately
Firefighters are battling a large blaze that broke out at a storage facility in Invercargill on Thursday. The fire was reported to the Fire and Emergency Southern team by an automated system just after 4.30pm. On arriving at the scene, the firefighters found the facility “well alight. ” Plumes of sm
The Northern Southland Trotting Club return to Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill this Saturday (11 March) when the club comes to town with a day of top-quality harness racing. Feature races include the Group 3 Caduceus Club Of Southland/Alabar NZ Fillies Classic for 2-year-olds over a distance of 2
The world of Southern Pro Wrestling has changed significantly since Covid-19, but following its sold out ‘Homecoming’ in November 2022, the boys are ready for the first big show of the year. Co-founder Marc Perry, who helped set up the training school in Invercargill, said post Covid they are almost
Further security measures at Stirling Point in Bluff will be considered after glass panelling at the viewing platform has been vandalised again, just a day after previous damage was repaired. The glass panels at the Stirling Point lookout were replaced in December after the viewing platform had been
The Invercargill City Council continues to disagree with Audit New Zealand’s opinion about the value of its financial performance. The council felt blindsided by auditors late last year when it pushed out its deadline for sign off, implying that the ICC had a high volume of errors in the consolidati
The northern end of Dee St will see significant traffic impacts during work on the stormwater main pipe network along Dee and Herbert St starting today Monday 6th March. Various stormwater, sewerage and water pipes throughout the city have been upgraded over the past year as part of Invercargill Cit
Health practitioners dispensing natural therapeutic products could eventually face a number of restrictions under a new Bill before Parliament. But there has been backlash from several advocacy groups including Voices For Freedom, (VFF) that has made public its concerns over the Bill, saying that th
