Committed to our community
If there was a word which sums up what is important right now it is community.
We are in this together, and as a publishing...
Family a vital support in a crisis
A COLOMBIAN-BORN resident says living overseas is a life dealing with daily challenges.
However, among all the scenarios Invercargill resident Adriana Rincon could think of,...
Plants in high demand
IT began with toilet paper and sanitiser- now demand across Southland and Otago has moved to cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and silverbeet.
Public demand for winter...
Preparing for Bonneville Salt Flats
IT takes a team to take on the salt flats at Bonneville, speedster Chris Barnes says.
The Riverton native, who has already taken on Speed...
Quinn smashes record
SOARING over the high jump bar at two metres is a pretty good feeling, according to James Hargest College pupil Quinn Hartley.
"Everyone's watching you,...
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Home of the Week
This week’s House of the Week – 1 Roy St, Riverton
FOR those wanting to make the escape to the seaside, this new-to-market Riverton property could be the answer.
Nestled in the heart of Taramea Bay,...
Up & Coming Events
Mountainbikers set to take on Bluff Hill
BY LINDSAY BEER ALL is ready for the opening round of the Mountain Bike New Zealand National Downhill Series which will take place on Bluff Hill on Sunday. Competitors from throughout New Zealand will be descending on Bluff for the event. Spectators are welcome to come and take in the action on the day with […]
Tractor trek to spread message
MENTAL health advocate and 2019 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year, Mike King, will lead a convoy of 20 tractors through the streets of Invercargill this month to send a message of hope to Southlanders. In the lead-up to Gumboot Friday on April 3, the commute would take the group across the length of the […]
Surf to City a favourite event in Southland for more than 40 years
THOSE wishing to enter the annual ICC Surf to City can now do so for the March 8 event. Sponsored by the Invercargill City Council and presented by Sport Southland, it was Southland’s largest participation event, Sport Southland chief executive Brendon McDermott said. Ending at Queens Park, the 12km course started at Oreti Beach and […]
South Sea Spray exhibition
SOUTH Sea Spray will feature the work of some of New Zealand’s finest street artists – Flox, Askew, Erika Pearce, Kell Sunshine, Yikes, Deow, Ikarus and Trust Me. Each artist will paint a large mural in Riverton and showcase their artwork in an exhibition at the Vault Gallery during December and January. Where: Vault Gallery, […]
Be the star of Rocky Horror
FANCY being the star of the campest cult classic movie of all time? To celebrate Friday the 13th, Gillies Creative is urging people to don their fishnets and do the Time Warp again at The Rocky Horror Picture Show Sing-Along next month. Susan Sarandon and Sir Richard O’Brien, Rocky Horror is filled with amusing moments, […]