The Government has announced Ultra-Fast Broadband will be extended to an additional 13 towns and 1 fringe area in Southland, providing 4,500 households and businesses with access to world-class broadband, Sarah Dowie, MP for Invercargill, says. The rollout will also be speeded up, completing the ent

New Zealand’s first heavy equipment playground, Dig This Invercargill, will officially open on Monday 2 October 2017. A huge amount of work is currently underway ensuring the new facilities at 84 Otepuni Ave are ready for those eager to get a first try at Dig This Invercargill. Lex Chisholm, Dig Thi

Players from Auckland and Whanganui will be skipping all the way to the bank after each winning $333,333 in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at Pak n Save Lincoln Road in Auckland, New World Whanganui in Whanganui and on MyLotto to a player from Auckland. Powerball was not st

Monitoring carried out by Environment Southland, on 15 August, has shown high abundance of planktonic cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) at Waituna Lagoon in Southland. Planktonic (floating algae) cyanobacteria is different to that found in rivers during warmer months, but still produces toxins that c

Hospice Southland is set to benefit financially after a Charity Auction held on Saturday night at the Ascot Park Hotel in Invercargill raised $43,000 for the organisation. The Charity Auction was presented by well-known Invercargill retailer E Hayes and Sons to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Bu

In their New Zealand debut, Australia’s most exciting operatic voices, The 7 Sopranos bring their world class performance to Invercargill as a part of their South Island tour. Invercargill Venue & Events Management’s Venues Manager, Kate Feaver said “securing The 7 Sopranos is a real coup for us and

What better way to wind up winter than spending a few weeks in India? For Invers man Mac Lindsay, this is no pleasure cruise. The 61 year old is heading to India to spend a few weeks doing missionary work in the bustling city of Kolkata. For those of us not familiar with the geography […]

Invercargill’s civic and business leaders have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will allow Southland businesses greater access to a market of 5.8 million people in Invercargill’s sister city, Suqian, China. The document was signed in Suqian on Friday (evening NZ time) after three hour