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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

It’s birthday celebration time for one of the greatest song creators of modern times, Sir James Paul McCartney as he celebrates his 80th, yep 80th birthday this weekend. As the Rolling Stones sang Time Waits For No-one but McCartney has been keeping up with and ahead of many of his peers in recent y

A pilot management programme undertaken by the Game Animal Council, in collaboration with the Department of Conservation, New Zealand Deerstalkers Association (NZDA) and local landowners has successfully removed 126 breeding hinds from the Lake Sumner Recreational Hunting Area (RHA). “We knew from a

The race for the mayoralty of the Southland District Council has become a two horse race. Te Anau based publisher and former journalist Kirsty Pickett has put herself forward as the candidate for the mayoralty of the District Council. SDC councillor Rob Scott is the other candidate at this stage see