Step back 30 years as we revisit the May 1996 edition of the Southland Property Press. From Invercargill to Otatara, Winton and beyond, these pages offer a fascinating snapshot of the local property market, with homes selling for prices that seem almost unbelievable today. Take a browse through the adverts,

Invercargill's first full playground renewal in years has reopened in South City, and it comes with features the city has never seen in a neighbourhood park before. Pomona St Playground officially opened on Wednesday after nearly four months of construction, unveiling what council Play Advocate Dr Damien Puddle

Opponents of Southland's $3.5 billion AI data centre want Datagrid to show up and face them. Hundreds packed into the Invercargill Workingmen's Club on Wednesday night, concerned about the 78,000 square metre hyperscale facility planned for Makarewa. So many turned up that some were

Mercury NZ has bought a stake in the company planning to build New Zealand's largest data centre — right here in Southland. The energy company has invested US$30 million (NZ$53 million) for a 12.7% minority share in Datagrid Holding Group NZ Ltd, which is developing a

Last week of Priscilla — make the most of it! Friday The Commoners play Live in the Lobby at Two Doors Down and Marea Malinao lights up Level One, Saturday is packed with live music across the city including El Scratcho at The Southland Sports Bar, The Orphans fundraiser gig at

More than 60 trees in Invercargill's Town Belt are coming down starting next week, some of them planted 150 years ago. Councillors made the call last year after a 25-metre pine tree blew onto Elles Rd traffic during October's extreme winds. Nobody was hurt. They won&

Two Southland drivers caught speeding this morning were also over the legal alcohol limit — both after drinking the night before and assuming they'd slept it off. One of the stops was in a school zone. Both drivers underwent evidential breath testing after being pulled over for speeding. Both

One unitary authority for Southland following the regional council boundary is the preferred option from the majority of Invercargill City councillors, for its ‘Head Start’ proposal. The ICC still has not yet received any confirmation of an intention from either Gore District Council or Southland District Council to participate in