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Flashback – Tour of Southland Edition
Flashback – Tour of Southland Edition
Old Invercargill   -   Nov 07, 2026

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.

Flashback To 1988: New Look Southerner Express Arrived Invercargill
Flashback To 1988: New Look Southerner Express Arrived Invercargill
Old Invercargill   -   Aug 07, 2026

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,

Flashback: 1996 Invercargill Property Adverts
Flashback: 1996 Invercargill Property Adverts
Old Invercargill   -   Jul 24, 2026

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,

Old Invercargill Then & Now: The City's Highest-Flying Morris
Then and now photos of the Morris car on a pole sign
Old Invercargill   -   Jul 06, 2026

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…

Friday Flashback - Invercargill Certified As A City
City status: Dee Street in 1930
Old Invercargill   -   Jun 26, 2026

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

Old Invercargill Flashback - 2004 Property Adverts
Old Invercargill Flashback - 2004 Property Adverts
Old Invercargill   -   Mar 21, 2026

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

Muso Mondays: Remembering Invercargill Band Grogan
Muso Mondays: Remembering Invercargill Band Grogan
Gig Guide   -   Mar 09, 2026

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

Friday Flashback Heritage Month Edition: Traveling Forward to the Past – 1 January 2000
Friday Flashback Heritage Month Edition: Traveling Forward to the Past – 1 January 2000
Old Invercargill   -   Mar 06, 2026

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

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