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To celebrate the start of the 70th Tour of Southland we take a look back to the 1970s/80s when it was the… Rothmans Tour of Southland as it was known then.

A new-look Southerner Express breezed into Invercargill railway station yesterday afternoon at the end of a two-day promotional run from Christchurch. Local dignitaries and invited guests saw the new layout for the first time last night during a return trip to Bluff. The revamped servicer operated on an existing timetable,

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,

Today we're kicking off a new weekly Old Invercargill series looking back at the corners, landmarks and everyday places that have shaped our city — and…

Invercargill was raised to city status on March 1, 1930, not that it occasioned much in the way of fanfare.

Today we take a Old Invercargill flashback to 2004 with property adverts from a different era. Featured in this throwback are adverts from Todd Real Estate, Harcourts, The Professionals, L J Hooker and Ross Green Real Estate — a reminder of how local property marketing used to look more than 20

Before Spotify and TikTok, Southland’s music scene thrived in pubs, clubs, and late-night gigs across Invercargill. Bands built their reputation live, often loud, one show at a time. To kick off Muso Mondays, we’re looking back at one of the city’s most memorable bands from the late

As we celebrate Southland Heritage Month, we’re traveling forward to the past—straight to 1 January 2000. The turn of the millennium was a time of anticipation, and we’re bringing back a glimpse of life in Southland as it was then. In today’s feature, you’ll find