Monday 19th March, 2018
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Southland Heritage Month is showing how far things have progressed for New Zealand women since 1893.

This year marks 125 years since women gained the right to vote and Heritage South has opened a pop-up suffrage museum to celebrate the milestone.


Monday 19th March, 2018

Thousands of Southlanders headed to Oreti Beach on Sunday to participate in the city’s annual Surf to City.

The event offered a range of distances for participants to bike, walk or run.


Friday 16th March, 2018

An 80-year-old Winton building has been given a makeover.
The former bank on the main street in Winton has been transformed to make way for a new boutique shop.


Friday 16th March, 2018

The Winton Bakery in Southland has begun giving away its unsold baked goods that would normally go in the pig bin.


Thursday 15th March, 2018

Bluff Engineering and Welding today rolled out the biggest barge ever built in Bluff... and they trucked it right through to the Bluff port.


Thursday 15th March, 2018

The Invercargill City Council has adopted its long term plan and is about to begin asking the city's residents for their views on it.
The plan sets out the council’s vision for the city over the next ten years, and there are some major projects in the pipeline.


Wednesday 14th March, 2018

A small group of electric vehicle owners convoyed to Invercargill from Bluff this morning.

They are on their way to Cape Reinga as part of an initiative called Leading the Charge.


Tuesday 13th March, 2018
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A Southland family have been selected to live rent-free in PowerNets smart home for a year.
The Waru family moved in to their new home a week ago, which has been kitted out with all the latest power-saving technologies.


Tuesday 13th March, 2018

The Invercargill City Council is asking the public for its views on the future of the city’s heritage buildings.
With big changes set to take place in the city centre, heritage buildings are a hot topic in Invercargill, and it’s now up to residents to put forward their ideas and opinions.


Monday 12th March, 2018

National Parks Week was celebrated at Invercargill’s Queens Park on Sunday.

The week celebrates the vital role parks play in creating liveable cities, and coincided with the 50th anniversary of the Queens Park tea kiosk.