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The first set of high-resolution 3D mapping data for the Oban area of Rakiura Stewart Island has been released publicly as part of the Provincial Growth Fund-LiDAR elevation data capture project. LiDAR, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging, is a remote sensing method that uses light in the f

She’s known as Mrs Pickles but when you win an Outstanding New Zealand Food Producer award, it’s important everyone knows your real name. Josie Robinson and her husband Gus are the owners of Robbies Pickles in Gore, and the man who the business is named after is actually a former RAF pilot from WWII

The Department of Conservation will consult with the Rakiura/Stewart Island community on plans to deal with a rat incursion on predator-free Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara. An incursion response after a rat was detected in February, has failed to remove all rats, which have now spread to other parts of t

A man who helped shape our city has passed away. Russell Cunningham died earlier this week after enduring a hard fought battle with dementia. Russell Cunningham started his working life as an apprentice builder who became a builder of spec houses dotted around Invers. That grew into his construction

Invercargill’s and New Zealand’s newest hotel is rapidly taking shape. The whatsoninvers.nz team were taken for an in depth look behind the scenes of The Langland’s Hotel with ILT Communications manager Emma Hunter and Marketing and Innovation executive Angee Shand. All we can say is that this lates

South’s health crisis could be lost to Govt health reforms – Sapere report likely to fall on deaf ears – Simmonds Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds fears critically needed action to improve the South’s ailing health services will not be addressed with sufficient urgency as the Government’s health refor

Invercargill’s new museum rebuild has just got smaller as councillors try to trim back planned expenditure before the rates are set for the year on June 28. At the Performance, Policy and Partnerships committee yesterday, councillors voted 6-3 to opt for the smaller 3500sqm build rather than the 415

As a local independent news media outlet whatsoninvers.nz chose not to sign up the the Govt media slush fund. Due to the strings attached. The Platform looks closer at the Public Interest Journalism Fund and exactly what mainstream media have agreed to. Read more:  How Government funding is used to