ILT

You might have seen the name Southland Foundation pop up and wondered what it’s all about, it’s a new way of investing local generosity and funds for local benefit.

ILT has contributed $225,000 over the past three years towards its early operating costs. You can learn more about the partnership between ILT and Southland Foundation in our latest story here 👇
https://ilt.co.nz/investing-in-southlands-future-with-southland-foundation/

The Southland Sharks and the Southern Steel are absolutely firing this season and we are loving every minute🙌

Steel’s last home game is coming up this weekend with finals looming, and the Sharks still have plenty of big moments ahead. So good to watch you both go to work – love your mahi, on and off the court.

That’s a wrap (or should we say knit) 😉
We love supporting all corners of our community, and the South Knit Festival is no exception. Great to have it back in Invercargill so much talent and creativity on display. Proud to be part of it.

Celebrating two of our rising stars 🤩Danyca Salva (The Kelvin) and Hugo Ludlow (The Langlands) 🥰 who’ve just completed the Southland Youth Leadership Academy, facilitated by the Southland Business Chamber. We’re proud to support development opportunities like this for our team - awesome mahi, and a big ka pai to you both.

Meet ILT’s first Leadership Programme cohort 👏

Shanaya Muir, Tanē Froude, Rewa Walters, Tessa Braven, Mitchell Smith and Neil Morales.
The group kicked off their first session with Jason McKenzie — a high-performance sport and mental skills coach.
Proud to invest in these six leaders as they continue to grow and bring our values to life 🫶🙌

"First time for this East Coast Maori to step foot in the South Island, Invercargill crowd definitely didn’t disappoint, the aroha and the maanaki was unreal! Felt like i was back on the East Coast...was the first and most definitely won’t be the last.” – Hori Shaw.

Two sold-out Hori Shaw shows at The Shack – Invercargill, you turned up 🥰 First time in the South Island for Hori, backed by incredible local talent (Jetset, Hō & Hā, DJ Awhe and Sean Blackie).

Read more about The Shack’s rebirth as an events venue here:
https://southlandtribune.substack.com/p/sugar-shacks-rebirth-as-a-venue-for

We’re focused on creating opportunities and adding to the vibrancy of our city – and we’re already working on what’s next for The Shack, so watch this space 😎

Long service legends right here 🙌
Ten awesome team members, a massive 165 years of service to our community. How good is that?
Big aroha and thanks to Stephanie Fitzgerald, Jackie Quang, Eileen Adam, Joan Marshall, Brian Kane, Rebecca Johnston, Catherine Wesney, Kelly Burgess, Brooke Pennicott and Shelley Jenkins. 💛

Our friends at Arts Murihiku (and a whole bunch of their very talented friends) are taking over the inner city this Friday for Night of the Arts ✨ No map - just rug up and wander. Follow the music, the lights, and your curiosity. Fun for all ages, on between 5pm and 9pm… and the weather’s looking pretty good too 👀

Big cheers for Stefani 🥂
Our talented mixologist from 360 at The Langlands has shaken her way into the top six of the MONIN NZ Cocktail Cup. On Monday she'll be going head to head with some New Zealand's top bartenders and we couldn’t be prouder - you got this Stefani 🙌

👉 Read her story: https://ilt.co.nz/the-langlands-mixologist-stefani-mixes-her-way-to-national-final/

📸 Way

Let's talk about the weekend…👏☀️⚽ the sun was shining and the ribbon was officially cut on Southland Football’s new turf. We’re proud to have supported this project with a joint $400,000 grant, helping bring this fantastic new surface to life. It’s a big win for the game locally and for the whole community. Great work - Southland Football!