New adventure park to open at Motupōhue Bluff Hill

Te Wahi Tākaro o Motupōhue Adventure Park, Bluff’s latest recreational facility, will officially open to the public on Saturday 23 November.   Located on Motupōhue Bluff Hill, the park features over 10km of mountain biking and walking trails, catering to a wide range of skill levels and abilities.  Invercargill City Council Manager Parks and Recreation Caroline […]

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SBHS First XV Victory Parade cancelled

A parade through Invercargill’s inner-city, to celebrate Southland Boys’ High School’s historic win in the New Zealand Barbarians 1st XV National championships, has been cancelled because of temperamental weather.  Southland Boys’ High School came from behind to beat Westlake Boys’ and take out the prestigious Moascar Cup, winning their school’s first-ever national rugby title in […]

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Mobile pump track to bring communities together

Stunt rider Levi Goodall will be one of the drawcards at the official launch of Southland’s new portable pump track next month. Photo: supplied     Southland will soon boast a brand-new way to bring communities together, with a mobile modular pump track currently on a freighter bound for Bluff. The 64-metre-long track will allow […]

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Fund transferred to Active Southland

Invercargill City Council has passed the administration of the Invercargill Active Communities funding scheme to Active Southland. Council resolved to transfer the administration of the fund to Active Southland at a meeting of the Performance, Policy and Partnerships committee in July. The scheme had been administered by the Council since 2002 when the fund was […]

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