South Alive

South Alive

A vibrant and diverse community that takes the lead in its own future.

A vibrant and diverse community that takes the lead
in its own future.

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Who We Are

South Alive is an urban rejuvenation project, led by the community, with the goal of identifying the best possible future for South Invercargill and ways to make it happen.

It was established in 2012 with a small steering group, which then held a public meeting in April 2012 to generate ideas and decide priorities. Action teams of volunteers formed around each of the priority areas, and have been working since then to develop and implement projects.

South Alive is an urban rejuvenation project, led by the community, with the goal of identifying the best possible future for South Invercargill and ways to make it happen.

It was established in 2012 with a small steering group, which then held a public meeting in April 2012 to generate ideas and decide priorities. Action teams of volunteers formed around each of the priority areas, and have been working since then to develop and implement projects.

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Our Teams

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Our Events

October 2025

14oct12:30 PM1:30 PMCuppa with Council ☕12:30 PM - 1:30 PM(GMT+13:00) The Pantry Invercargill Event Organized ByInvercargill City Council

15oct12:00 PM1:30 PMWaffling Wednesdays at The Pantry12:00 PM - 1:30 PM(GMT+13:00) 133 Grace St, Appleby, Invercargill 9812, New Zealand Event Organized BySouth Alive Invercargill

20oct10:00 AM12:00 PMSouth Alive - Spinning & Knitting Group10:00 AM - 12:00 PM(GMT+13:00) 262 Ness Street, Invercargill, New Zealand 9812 Event Organized BySouth Alive Invercargill

21oct10:00 AM12:00 PMKnitting Group in The Pantry Cafe10:00 AM - 12:00 PM(GMT+13:00) The Pantry Invercargill Event Organized BySouth Alive Invercargill

22oct12:00 PM1:30 PMWaffling Wednesdays at The Pantry12:00 PM - 1:30 PM(GMT+13:00) 133 Grace St, Appleby, Invercargill 9812, New Zealand Event Organized BySouth Alive Invercargill

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November 2025

03nov10:00 AM12:00 PMSouth Alive - Spinning & Knitting Group10:00 AM - 12:00 PM(GMT+13:00) 262 Ness Street, Invercargill, New Zealand 9812 Event Organized BySouth Alive Invercargill

04nov10:00 AM12:00 PMKnitting Group in The Pantry Cafe10:00 AM - 12:00 PM(GMT+13:00) The Pantry Invercargill Event Organized BySouth Alive Invercargill

05nov12:00 PM1:30 PMWaffling Wednesdays at The Pantry12:00 PM - 1:30 PM(GMT+13:00) 133 Grace St, Appleby, Invercargill 9812, New Zealand Event Organized BySouth Alive Invercargill

05nov5:15 PM8:15 PMRelease and let go of all your blocks5:15 PM - 8:15 PM(GMT+13:00) Enjoy Your Life Coaching and Healing Event Organized Bynoreply@facebookmail_com

08nov10:30 AM11:30 AMSouth Alive - Crop Swap10:30 AM - 11:30 AM(GMT+13:00) 262 Ness Street, Invercargill, New Zealand 9812 Event Organized BySouth Alive Invercargill

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South Alive - Your Community Hub is OPEN!
Need a place to power up, warm up, or just connect? We're open and ready to welcome you!

We have:
⚡ Power & device charging
📶 Free Wifi
🔥 Heating
☕ Tea & coffee
💧 Water & bottle refills
🚽 Working toilets
🩹 First aid kits
🤗 Friendly faces

Come on down to:
Charge your devices 🔋
Fill your drink bottles 🥤
Keep warm with a cuppa ☕

At this stage, we're open until 3 PM today. We'll update you if our hours change.
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Unfortunately we have had to make the call to postpone our first ever Youth Market for this Saturday. 🥲 The weather is obviously a huge factor in this and for our Rangatahi to get the best success out of the event, we need a calm weekend. We will try again on Saturday the 1st of November. Hope to see you then. Keep safe everyone! ... See MoreSee Less

Unfortunately we have had to make the call to postpone our first ever Youth Market for this Saturday. 🥲 The weather is obviously  a huge factor in this and for our Rangatahi to get the best success out of the event, we need a calm weekend. We will try again on Saturday the 1st of November. Hope to see you then. Keep safe everyone!

The Knitwitz team who dedicate their time every Thursday to knit baby items for Kew Hospital's neonatal and children's wards, got a lovely visit this morning!

​Staff from MSD Invercargill held a Mufti Day, and donated the funds raised plus extra wool, to support the Knitwitz ladies 🧶

​A huge thank you to MSD and to everyone in the community who has donated wool. Your generosity helps them keep making these precious items.

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The Knitwitz team who dedicate their time every Thursday to knit baby items for Kew Hospitals neonatal and childrens wards, got a lovely visit this morning!

​Staff from MSD Invercargill held a Mufti Day, and donated the funds raised plus extra wool, to support the Knitwitz ladies 🧶

​A huge thank you to MSD and to everyone in the community who has donated wool. Your generosity helps them keep making these precious items.

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The Pod

The Pod

The Pod is the heart of our community with two large community rooms,
community gardens and stage. New bookings welcome!

The Pod is the heart of our community with two large community rooms,
community gardens and stage. New bookings welcome!

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Our Supporters

Support from local organisations and businesses has been critically important in achieving our project goals, and we’re very grateful for the help we’ve received.

Support from local organisations and businesses has been critically important in achieving our project goals, and we’re very grateful for the help we’ve received.

Find out how to support us
Find out how to support us

Our Supporters

Support from local organisations and businesses has been critically important in achieving our project goals, and we’re very grateful for the help we’ve received.

Find out how to support us