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Local Engineering employers met with Engineering students last week at Southern Institute of Technology (SIT), to facilitate the annual Southland Speed Interviewing Event, which assists students in progressing towards their career aspirations and successfully entering the engineering sector. The Sou

Southland Stags centurion Josh Bekhuis is coming back to Stag Land and will be taking the field once again at Rugby Park. Josh has just come to the end of his season in Japan playing professionally. At 36 years old, with 115 games for the SBS Bank Southland Stags and 110 in Super Rugby, many […]

Update: Invercargill Central fly through video embedded below. It’s barreling along! That’s the state of play with progress on the building of Invercargill Central. whatsoninvers.nz had a walk through with new centre manager Kelvin Mooney through the week. We can only say that we are, and no doubt y

The Southland Sharks will have a new face at the helm on Thursday night following the news that Head Coach Rob Beveridge and Assistant Coach Leyton Haddleton are both isolating due to the Government’s Covid requirements. Veteran Sharks player Andrew Wheeler has taken over coaching duties this week a

A storming finish propelled the Robinhood Stars to a dramatic 62-60 extra time win over a gallant Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in Invercargill on Sunday. Leading by as many as six goals early in the final stanza, the Steel could not close the door on an ever-persistent Stars in a do-or-die match

Invercargill Central Limited’s new centre manager Kelvin Mooney is one of the luckiest guys in town. Imagine being the first person to be handed the keys to the new multi-million dollar inner city development when Stage One opens on 14th of July. Beginning his new role in March, Kelvin is responsibl

It’s crunch time for the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel as three must-win games loom to conclude a turbulent ANZ Premiership campaign. To round out the regular season, the Steel will face the fast-finishing Robinhood Stars at ILT Stadium Southland on Sunday before a rematch in Auckland on Thursday

Sad news from our own community this week with the passing of Tony Laker. It’s been well recorded that Tony Laker along with his wife Tracey started their own travel agency 22 years ago, with more than a few in the industry advising them against it and building it up to be one of New […]