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ACTION, GLAMOUR AND FUN AT CUP DAY It’s Cup Day at Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill this Saturday with a fantastic programme of harness racing highlighted by the Ascot Park Hotel Invercargill Cup raced over 3200 metres for a stake of $40,000. The Cup is supported by a programme of ten other top cl

A decision by Independent Commissioner Bob Nixon regarding the granting of resource consent to construct and operate a new McDonald’s drive-in restaurant in South City has been released and the newly granted application is now within its appeal period. The applicant and submitters have 15 working da

Looking for a cheaper reliable later model car? The team at Robbie Baxter Autos on North Road have setup “Cars Too Cheap” in part of their yard, Owner Robbie Baxter says its to meet the changing expectations of car buyers and market place where local Southlanders want good priced cars right here in

Invercargill City Council has confirmed that Fulton Hogan has been awarded the contract for the Esk Street Mall upgrade and will begin the project on January 13, 2015. Emails and letters were sent to retailers today advising them that the first stage of the CBD upgrade will start next month, and wil

We take a look at whats stood out on the web for the day, if you find some interesting stuff message us the link. Who remembers the Rubik cube? The original Rubik’s cube (shown) was invented by Hungarian architect Erno Rubik in 1974 – but compared to the latest version, it has just a paltry […]

At 12:05 on Saturday we were away and racing as the annual “Christmas at the Races” officially started with the first race of the day, weather wise it was perfect not too hot but nice. Huge crowds young and old turnt out for a fun day catching up with friends, having a punt on the […]

We have had many messages asking where to find the houses decked out in Invercargill with Christmas lights. Below is the list we know off and will update it. if you know of or have a home decorated please let us know. 73 Scandrett Street Invercargill 183 Dome Street Invercargill 547 Tay Street Inver

At 12:05pm tomorrow we will hear those magic words “Away and racing” as the Annual Christmas at the Races officially starts with the first race of the day kicks off from a total of 11 races. We called out to the Ascot Racecourse to get the some photos of what to expect tomorrow, theres an army of […