Southern District Police are continuing the operation to retrieve the group trapped on an off-road track at Waikaia Bush Road. The area where they are is remote and exposed to weather conditions. Photo: whatsoninvers.nz Police are making every effort to reach the group however severe weather is hamp
A full house of 5,300 people gathered for the 2016 Bluff Oyster & Food Festival in Lee Street, Bluff today. People from every corner of New Zealand along with a good number of international visitors were waiting for the gates to open at 10.30am before the Festival began with the traditional Piping I
The Southland Museum and Art Gallery is now being reopened following an evacuation early this afternoon. Museum Manager Paul Horner said the building has now been declared safe to use. An electrician is carrying out repairs after a small transformer overheated in the switchboard but these will not a
There looks to be plenty of work ahead for anyone and everyone in the building trades in the coming months judging by building consent statistics for April. Figures released by the Invercargill City Council show that there will be a heap of work coming up with 16 consents for New Commercial or Indus
Thirty two finalists have been announced, representing 18 different sports ranging from basketball to boxing, athletics to alpine ski racing and plenty more in between. The 2015/16 ILT Southland Sports Awards will be held on Friday June 17 at the Ascot Park Hotel and celebrate performances between 1
Photo: whatsoninvers.nz Exclusive: The Invercargill Mad Butcher on Leven street is to close 29th May, with all staff losing their jobs. Staff were advised this week and Mad Butcher head office plan to make a public announcement in coming days. The Invercargill store opened in 2013 with fanfare, incl
A couple of points to note here. The survey shows that business activity is ticking along however it shows the decline in things agricultural. On the positive side the survey shows that Tourism is now enjoying its time in the sun, and long may that prosper. Photo: courtesy NewstalkZB Another point t
South City Mall is coming back into local ownership. The property was sold at auction last night in a $1.8 million deal Auctioneer Sean Bellew confirmed to whatsoninvers that the purchaser is a Southlander but wants to remain anonymous. Sean Bellew says the buyer is not going to sit back and rest on
