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The countdown to the Southern launch of the National Bowel Screening Programme is well and truly underway. From the end of April, over 51,000 residents in Otago and Southland, aged 60 – 74 years of age, will be invited to participate in the national programme. This free programme, which is available

What’s On Invers has learnt that this year’s Duck hunting season is to be cancelled. The season for the hugely popular activity traditionally starts on the first weekend of May. While some details remain uncertain whatsoninvers.nz understands that the reason for the sudden order to cancel comes from

Six Lotto players have shared the $1 million Lotto jackpot to take home $166,667 each after winning Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at Victoria Station in Cambridge, Pak N Save Whangarei (x2) in Whangarei, Magazine City and Lotto in Auckland, Omokoroa

Mal from whatsoninvers.nz had a wander through the jaguar show and shine at open day display at Queens Park as part of the 2018 NZ Jaguar Rally being held in Invers over Easter. Some magnificent Jaguar cars on display. Here’s a few of Mal’s pics. Which one would you like?

A shopper at Countdown Invercargill on Tay Street had some parking issues today after their car crashed into the trolley parks, no one was injured but a little shaken by the incident. whatsoninvers.nz contacted a store spokesperson who said they couldn’t comment.

Breaking new: Warbirds Over Wanaka delayed by opening act crash. One of the planes from the two-plane opening act crashed on the grass runway it was landing on just after 10am on opening day today. The day’s program and acts will be delayed. The pilot got out and walked away. Emergency services are

Nga Kete Matauranga Pounamu Charitable Trust Iwi Community Panel Co-ordinator Mana Wright will represent New Zealand at the 63rd Session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Geneva, Switzerland next week. Mana Wright, 25, has been selected to attend through the United Nations

Monitoring carried out by Environment Southland on 22 March, has shown high levels of the toxic algae planktonic cyanobacteria at Waituna Lagoon in Southland. Planktonic cyanobacteria (floating or suspended algae) is different to that found in rivers during warmer months, but  still produces toxins