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This Will Be The Beating Heart Of The Community of South Invercargill – Janette Malcolm  South Alive has unveiled plans for a vibrant $1.2 million community hub in South City. The latest initiative of the South Invercargill Urban Rejuvenation Charitable Trust will provide a significant community ass

Invercargill Police are calling for information from the public in regard to a vehicle fire in the early hours of Sunday 18 September. At approximately 5.20am on Sunday morning Police were called to the corner of Scott and Boxall Streets where a grey van was on fire. The vehicle was extensively dama

Long running local antique and secondhand store Bell and Wyatt is closing. Starting in 1971 by partners Athol Bell and William Wyatt, Bell and Wyatt became a secondhand shop staple of the South. Since 1995, the store had been run by local basketball enthusiast Danny Wyatt, until his passing earlier

Invercargill Police wish to speak to witnesses of a crash which occurred last night at an Invercargill intersection. At approximately 7.30pm on Friday 16 September, a motorist was heading in an easterly direction on Otepuni Avenue. As the driver turned into Inglewood Road, she collided with a young

Fonterra has confirmed all staff members at its Edendale milk processing plant are safe following the collapse of a raw milk silo on Friday afternoon. “Our teams were able to quickly confirm that all of our people were accounted for, which is always our first priority in any unexpected event,” said

Often Heard, Seldom Seen… One of the south’s sporting icons, racing commentator Dave McDonald, will be honoured for reaching 40 seasons of race calling at the Invercargill Harness Racing Club’s opening meeting of the season at Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill on Saturday. The New Zealand Racing Bo

EXCLUSIVE: Sport store chain Stirling Sports confirmed to whatsoninvers.nz today they are opening a new store in the former Raw Energy site on Esk Street Mall. A mid October opening date is to be confirmed. The Esk Street Mall store will be managed and operated by Stirling Sports Gore franchise co o

Silo collapse at Fonterra’s Edendale plant fm rnz news Emergency services are at the scene of Fonterra’s Edendale plant in Southland, after a raw milk silo collapsed this afternoon. A Fonterra spokesperson told RNZ the priority was accounting for staff at the plant. The Fire Service said it was aler