What's On Invers – Invercargill & Southland News

Thanking a teacher this October could put a pencil case in a child's hands. Warehouse Stationery and the Salvation Army have launched their Thank a Teacher appeal, running from October 5 to November 1. The deal is simple: create a free personalised card online for a teacher who

The Y Southland turns 150 this month, and it wants your face on the wall. On Friday October 16, The Y opens its Tay Street doors for 150 Faces of The Y — a free public exhibition celebrating a century and a half of the YMCA in Southland, and the people

Six men who shaped New Zealand's road transport industry have been inducted into the NZ Road Transport Hall of Fame at a gala dinner held at Bill Richardson Transport World in Invercargill. Wayne "Ox" McEwan, Edwin Mansell, Geoffrey "Marty" Greaves, Cornelius van Opzeeland, Greg

A Pak'nSave Invercargill ticket is worth $35,600 after Saturday night's Lotto draw — the second winning ticket sold in the city in less than a week. The Second Division win on Saturday October 3 follows Four Square Otatara selling one of two First Division tickets in

Southland has been left without a permanent full-time urologist, with Health New Zealand transferring patients as far as Christchurch and paying locums $3000 a day to plug the gap — while internal documents show bosses rated the situation as an "extreme" risk and warned of the potential "collapse

Southland's property market is bucking the national trend — asking prices hit a record high for September while stock tightened and new listings fell sharply. New data from realestate.co.nz for September 2026 shows Southland's average asking price climbed 5.9% to $593,723, making it

Environment Southland has pocketed $30 million by selling down its stake in South Port NZ, dropping from a 66% shareholding to 52% — still the majority owner, but with a lot more cash to spread around. The regional council offloaded 3,750,000 shares in the port company on Thursday, with

Drug dealers in Southland have been targeted in a recent operation assisted by staff from across the district, including a South Island drug detection dog. Search warrants in Gore and the Southland area uncovered drugs and a stolen vehicle. Senior Sergeant Gary Iddenten from Southern Police says the operation targeted