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Invercargill’s recently-rebranded holiday park on the north side of the city on McIvor Rd is keen to welcome holiday travellers. With direct flights from Auckland to Invercargill resuming, Southland could get a well-deserved boost in tourism this holiday season. The locally-owned Invercargill Holida

Summer holidays are here – this can be a time for barbeques, bonfires and garden clean ups.  But spare a thought for firefighters who also want to spend time with their families and take a break.   Fire and Emergency NZ, Risk Reduction Advisor, David Coveney says “people can help firefighters enjoy

Former professional chef Leif Hancox moved his career outdoors in 2019, establishing a great new job in the horticulture industry. Operating in kitchens as a civilian contractor to the New Zealand Air Force, he had no time for any other life, and then things changed. “I love being outside and I enjo

Environment Southland’s latest monitoring has found elevated levels of toxic algae at Hamilton Burn, at Affleck Road. Toxic algae (benthic cyanobacteria) can be recognised at rivers and streams as a green/brown slime on rocks, or dark brown/black mats at the water’s edge. Several factors can contrib

A new tuatara is stalking the streets of Invercargill, providing weary cyclists a unique place to park their bikes. The tuatara bike stand has been positioned outside the Invercargill Public Library and blessed by Waihopai runaka representative Victor Manawatu. We would also like to acknowledge the

Work towards reimagining Southland’s museum and art gallery is progressing at pace with a new name and vision to tell the stories of Southland leading the way. Invercargill City Council committed in its Long Term Plan to invest $39.4 million to redevelop the city’s museum and art gallery, which was

The busy Christmas season for the Southland Sharks continued today with Liam McRae confirming his return for the 2022 New Zealand National Basketball League. “It was an easy decision to be honest, I mean there’s nothing like playing down South especially when the crowd gets going as they did last se

A lucky Strike player will be celebrating a midweek windfall after winning $200,000 with Strike Four in tonight’s Lotto draw. The winning ticket was sold at Devon Lotto‘N’Treats in New Plymouth. Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled over to Saturday night, where the jackpot will be $6