Riverton Aparima Gears Up for its inaugural Riverton Retro Revival This King's Birthday Weekend, the seaside village of Riverton will burst into colour, creativity, and nostalgia as the very first Riverton Retro Revival rolls into town on Sunday 31 May and Monday 1 June. At the heart of

An Invercargill lotto player has won more than $15,000 in Wednesday night's draw. The winner, who bought their ticket through the MyLotto app, was one of 21 players nationwide to win Lotto Second Division, each taking home $15,409. No one won Powerball First Division, sending the

Escalating threatening behaviour by hoons in cars at Oreti Beach has prompted fresh calls from neighbouring residents to close access at night. Oki Street residents Lisa and Courtney addressed the Invercargill City Council on Tuesday (May 26), with their ongoing concerns about the reckless driving, burning of fires, dumping of

Southland artist Danny Owen has been awarded the contract to replace the much-loved 25-year-old landmark with a new sculpture designed to stand proudly for the next 30 years. Latest News Loading... A treasured part of the town for more than two decades, the original statue had well exceeded its intended

A teenager has been arrested in Invercargill for sending bomb threats to organisations across New Zealand. Southland Police executed a search warrant at a residential address yesterday afternoon, acting on information from Auckland-based detectives. Latest News Loading... The teenage boy was taken into custody without incident and charged with two

Petsmart.nz on the corner of Deveron & Spey Streets is Invercargill’s locally owned “pet food specialists”, offering one of the biggest ranges of premium quality food for cats, dogs, birds, rabbits and guinea pigs. 🐶🐱🐰🐦 With more than 12 leading premium pet food brands and over 20 varieties of

Charli Gardiner-Hall is winning gold medals while studying for her degree online. The 18-year-old para-athlete took gold at the Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin last week, setting new New Zealand records in the process. She also tops the 2026 world rankings in discus for her classification. Gardiner-Hall chose to study

Needing extra time to find a winner, in a first for the season, Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel edged a gallant Avis Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 56-53 in a drama-filled and intense outing in Dunedin on Saturday. With the scores tied 51-all at the end of regular time, extra