The culmination of a year’s worth of amazing creativity, technical flair and artistic energy will be showcased by Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) Music and Audio Production students at Centrestage on November 4th, in celebration of the stunning talent in the SIT student community, and making

The Rakiura Maori Lands Trust (RMLT) is welcoming a $2.15 million funding boost from the Provincial Growth Fund for its Rakiura Oneki and Southern Wilderness Experience project (ROSWE). RMLT Chairman Simon Gomez said the funding will allow the first phase of a 20-year project to get underway in the

Southern DHB’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr Susan Jack is calling on young people aged 15 to 30 years who haven’t been immunised for measles to make it a priority to get a FREE catch-up MMR vaccine. Measles is a serious disease that is about eight times more contagious than COVID-19. Getting immuni

There have been seven new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today, all in managed isolation. In a statement, the Health Ministry said there were no community cases. The seven new cases include one who arrived from the United States on 26 October; one from the Ukraine on 26 October; two from

On November 14, 1861, the first recorded burial took place at Invercargill’s Eastern Cemetery. Since then thousands of people have been laid to rest at our cemeteries and crematorium, leaving behind stories that add to our collective history. Residents will have the opportunity to discover some of t

Some of Bluff’s untold stories will be disclosed when the Bluff History Group in conjunction with the Invercargill City Council Parks Department host a tour of the Old Bluff Cemetery in Lagan Street, Bluff, from 1.30pm on Sunday 8 November. A tour of the cemetery was held twelve months ago and prove

To celebrate the launch of SBS Bank Tour of Southland this Sunday, What’s On Invers have a 2021 Specialized Rockhopper to giveaway. (colours and specs may very to those pictured) Thanks to Wensleys Cycles and Cycling Southland. Enter in the form below. Terms & Conditions: Must be an Invercargill/Sou

In what has been an unforgettable year for all the wrong reasons, tonight’s Gore District Community Awards were a resounding display of community strength and resilience. The 2020 awards were always going to be different from previous years, given the District has endured one of its worst floods in