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Detector Gadget joins the conservation effort at Bluff Hill
VOLUNTEERS in the war against environmental pests on Bluff Hill have a new ally.
Gadget, a trained rodent-detecting dog with the Department of Conservation's (Doc)...
Pupils ready for social sciences fair
SOUTHLAND Social Science Fair chairman Lloyd Esler is looking forward to this year's fair.
Being held at the Invercargill Workingmen's Club upper convention rooms, the...
New In Business – Framing Good Photobooth Ltd
Name: Framing Good Photobooth Ltd
Business: Photobooth entertainment
Business description: We provide a professional service to clients wanting to add some fun factor to their function....
2017 Aussie Crawl
Southland Holden Enthusiasts Club president Dean Cousins said 205 people, with 53 cars, registered for the 2017 Aussie Crawl, which left from Queens Park...
Sharks miss out on NBL title
THE SIT Zero Fees Southland Sharks fell short in their bid for a third National Basketball League (NBL) title, falling to the Wellington Saints...
Fire and Light Midwinter Festival
GLENGARRY became a winter wonderland on Saturday, June 17, when this year's Fire and Light Midwinter Festival was celebrated.
If disaster strikes
STAFF at the Invercargill Airport in conjunction with Invercargill fire, police, St John and Southland Hospital staff participated in a simulated aviation emergency training...
Home of the Week
Family living in popular Avenal
THIS spacious family home in Arthur St is extremely well-maintained and is zoned for popular Invercargill schools.
It is immaculately presented - inside and out....
Up & Coming Events
Opera in Concert
SOPRANOS Rebecca Ryan and Michelle Walker along with tenor Dave McMeeking, and the Invercargill Symphonia present a concert performance of Mozart’s “comedy with music” Der Schauspieldirektor (The Impresario). Where: St Mary’s Basilica, Tyne St, Invercargill When: Sunday, June 25, 4pm Tickets: $25/20. School children free. Phone 21 0233 6654, or email concert@rebeccaryan.co.nz, or at the […]
Tanna
NOMINATED for Best Foreign Language Film at this year’s Oscars, Tanna was filmed entirely on the island of the same name in the South Pacific. It follows Wawa, a girl from one of the last traditional island tribes, who falls in love with the chief’s grandson, Dain. When Wawa is unknowingly betrothed as part of […]
Gods of Rock
THE Cabaret Club and The Rock present A Live and Loud Rock Tribute to the biggest songs from the biggest rock bands ever. Gods of Rock is a massive one-night-only event featuring the music of AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Ozzy Osbourne, Motorhead, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Iron Maiden and Metallica. Where: ILT Stadium Southland […]
Manchester by the Sea
AFTER the death of his older brother, Lee Chandler (Academy Award winner Casey Affleck) reluctantly returns to his home town after learning he is now the sole guardian of his troubled nephew. In doing so, he is forced to face personal demons and painful memories that separated him from his wife Randi. Manchester by the […]
Blood Brothers
PUPILS from Southland Girls’ High School and Southland Boys’ High School are getting ready for this year’s combined annual senior production of the emotional stage show Blood Brothers. Written and arranged by Willy Russell, it tells the story of twin boys separated at birth who meet again as young men. Musical director Sarah Rae said about […]
Sister Act
WANNABE disco diva Deloris Van Cartier goes into hiding in a convent after witnessing a murder. Deloris inspires the musically sedate nuns to create a more contemporary choir and they become a hit act. Presented by Invercargill Musical Theatre and featuring original music by multi award-winning composer Alan Menken, the gospel-inspired score will lift the […]
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