Monday, November 12, 2018

Two Invercargill thespians are taking a new approach to solving a decline in theatre audience numbers — start ’em young.

Performing artists Sarah McCarthy and Jade Gillies arranged for about two thousand Southland school pupils to attend a show in Invercargill recently hoping to get kids hooked on theatre.


Monday, November 5, 2018
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A special exhibition to honour Southlanders who fought and died in World War One, has opened in Invercargill.

The city council, together with the likes of Southland Museum and Art Gallery have collaborated to create the multi-faceted exhibition.


Monday, October 29, 2018

Working with the dead can be a thankless job, and after more than two decades of doing so, one Invercargill man is finally being recognised.

Southland mortuary technician Bill Little has been awarded the unsung hero award at the Southern Excellence Awards, and says he fell into the job by chance.


Monday, October 29, 2018

Matt Zenovich has produced a powerful performance to confirm his hometown hero status on the first stage of the SBS Bank Tour of Southland.

Zenovich won a three man sprint up the main street of Lumsden to claim victory in the one hundred and seventy kilometre stage from Invercargill, to claim the yellow jersey.

The event got underway in Invercargill yesterday, with the opening team time-trial prologue around Queens Park.

It was chance for teams to stretch their legs and test their combinations ahead of a hard week of racing on the Southland roads.

Today's leg saw riders pass through Thornbury, Otautau, Ohai and Nightcaps, before travelling through Dipton and Castlerock and finishing in Lumsden.

Tomorrow’s stage is from Riverton to Te Anau.

The sixty second Tour of Southland finishes in Invercargill on November the third.


Friday, September 28, 2018

It was a colourful end to the school term for Fernworth Primary School in Invercargill today.

The school celebrated a term of good behaviour with a colour run.

Pupils couldn’t escape the clouds of coloured chalk being thrown from all angles by teachers.

Teacher Rebecca Watson says every time the pupils showed respect during the term, they were given a vote for their end-of-term reward...and the colour run was the winner by far.


Thursday, September 27, 2018

A workshop for business people and proprietors to learn how to better retain skilled workers is being held in Invercargill.

Its part of the Southland Regional Development Strategy, which aims to attract ten thousand more people by twenty twenty five.


Tuesday, September 25, 2018

A draft bylaw and policy adopted by the Southland District Council could see the Stewart Island visitor levy triple.

A meeting has been held in Invercargill today to discuss the draft bylaw, which is receiving a mixed reaction from councillors.


Wednesday, September 19, 2018

What is the best way to preserve bread? Who grows the fastest - boys or girls?

Southland school pupils have been working to answer some of life's important questions and have presented their findings at the Southland Science and Technology Fair in Invercargill.


Friday, September 7, 2018

Up and coming cycling star Corbin Strong has received a hero's welcome in Invercargill.

The eighteen year old returned home with a gold medal around his neck, following the UCI junior track cycling world championships in Switzerland.


Monday, September 3, 2018

The opening of Invercargill’s newest art gallery is a dream come true for one local artist.

Greg McDonald has waited twenty years to open his own gallery...

And among the traditional paintings and sculptures there's also some twenty first century digital art.


Friday, August 31, 2018

More than six thousand Southland and Otago pupils have embraced Maori and Pasifika culture in Invercargill this week.

The annual Murihiku Maori and Pasifika Cultural Trust's Polyfest drew schools from far and wide to perform on stage.


Wednesday, August 29, 2018

A new campaign is using familiar faces in a bid to change attitudes towards bowel cancer.

The Southern District Health Board's new campaign features eight well-known people from the south.

The aim is to encourage more people to take part in the National Bowel Screening Programme.


Monday, August 27, 2018

After more than 60 years since losing their loved one, a Southland soldier's family has finally been put at ease.

The nationwide repatriation of servicemen who died overseas includes the family of Allister Buchanan from Southland.


Thursday, August 23, 2018

Hundreds of international school pupils have taken part in a variety of sports in Invercargill today, as a way of better integrating into the Southland community.

Over two hundred and sixty international students from around Southland gathered at Stadium Southland
for the third biannual International Students Sports Day.


Friday, August 17, 2018

Wendy Frew told her Southern Steel team-mates they were in for a treat yesterday, and she did not disappoint them.

The Steel netball team, Southland Sharks basketball team, and the Southland cricket team have all won national titles this year.

In response, the Invercargill City Council decided to throw a ticker-tape parade to celebrate.