ICC tenants take united stand
A GROUP of Invercargill City Council (ICC) flat tenants want to have a stronger, united and more effective voice.
More than 20 tenants gathered on...
Pet of the week
Name: Sox
Age: 8 years, 6 months
Breed: Medium coated moggy-maine coon mix
Pet likes: Neck rubs, resting on his bean bag and bringing in his catch...
200 dairy workers ‘not enough’
THE Government's announcement another 200 dairy workers will be allowed into New Zealand to help alleviate shortages is being called a token gesture by...
Southern speedway well represented
SPEEDWAY New Zealand's night of nights will be held in Christchurch on July 10 and both X Factor Cars Riverside Speedway and Sievwrights Oreti...
Poolside
SINCE the last column, the first of the winter series SBS Wayne Evans Memorial meets and the Neptune Queen’s Birthday meet have been held.
The...
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Home of the Week
Home of the week – 96 Exmouth St, Waverley
FIT for a family, this week's House of the Week is an Invercargill gem.
There is room for the whole family, with three spacious, well-lit...
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 […]
Hunt on for singing talent
FOR those who enjoy singing in their tractor cabs, cowsheds or woolsheds, it is time to share their talent with the wider community. Auditions are being held on Sunday, August 30, for the Winton Theatre restaurant show We Don’t Know How Lucky We Are As this show was “singing-based”, organisers Alister Gray and Jolene Kynan-Wilde, […]
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, […]
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 […]
Festival tickets may be limited
Tickets for this year’s Bluff Oyster and Food Festival will go on sale on Monday, February 1, from 9am. Bluff publicity and promotions officer Lindsay Beer said tickets to the May 22 event would only be available from Ticketek and would be strictly limited because many people chose to roll their tickets over to this […]