Old Invercargill

Step back 30 years as we revisit the May 1996 edition of the Southland Property Press. From Invercargill to Otatara, Winton and beyond, these pages offer a fascinating snapshot of the local property market, with homes selling for prices that seem almost unbelievable today. Take a browse through the adverts,

Today we're kicking off a new weekly Old Invercargill series looking back at the corners, landmarks and everyday places that have shaped our city — and how they've changed over the years. Every week we'll pair a slice of old Invercargill with the way it

Invercargill was raised to city status on March 1, 1930, not that it occasioned much in the way of fanfare. There were certainly no overbrimming public celebrations, perhaps because the Depression was biting. The public reports were nothing if not sedate: "Having obtained within its narrow borders a population

Today we take a Old Invercargill flashback to 2004 with property adverts from a different era. Featured in this throwback are adverts from Todd Real Estate, Harcourts, The Professionals, L J Hooker and Ross Green Real Estate — a reminder of how local property marketing used to look more than 20

Before Spotify and TikTok, Southland’s music scene thrived in pubs, clubs, and late-night gigs across Invercargill. Bands built their reputation live, often loud, one show at a time. To kick off Muso Mondays, we’re looking back at one of the city’s most memorable bands from the late

As we celebrate Southland Heritage Month, we’re traveling forward to the past—straight to 1 January 2000. The turn of the millennium was a time of anticipation, and we’re bringing back a glimpse of life in Southland as it was then. In today’s feature, you’ll find

Invercargill’s first Museum opened its doors on Dee street in 1872 as part of a Scotch Pie shop. It’s rumoured to have had a live monkey, tortoise, kiwi and kakapo through the early years along with preserved insects, stuffed birds, seals and many artifacts which kept enthusiastic foot

Invercargill City Council’s latest consultant’s have suggested that the 1990’s plans of making Esk & Don streets one way were mistakes and killed our city centre. Today we take a look back at some of the designs produced by the then 1990’s consultants, that never quite