Most people ive met who are from invercargill are salt of the earth genuine people.

Our 15 minute traffic rush hour is the envy of other cities.

Why on earth would you start off with an idea like this? "....one of the bleakest places...." Who says? Don't all young people think their town is like that? The grass is always greener.

"Couldn't handle paying a mortgage with a lower paying job" in Auckland you can't pay a mortgage with a high paying job.

My dad was born and lived there. Moved to Australia as an adult. I visited as a kid and would love to take my own some day. My dad died almost a year ago now. He loved that place.

As an aucklander I can't get over that accent, its like a mixture of Irish/kiwi

love these comments....the more people who dont want to come here actually makes it the best place to live .... this is the best ad for Invers ive seen .. it really is a horrible place to live ...go away lol

My Dad lives there, well about 30minutes drive further south from Invercargill, but I absolutely loved it there, I love being there, the air is so clean & everything is pristine ie: water, air etc...it so great to get away from it all down there. I’ve only ever had wonderful experiences there, my only gripe was it can get very cold, but Dads home is heated and I wasn’t perturbed by that. It’s beautiful there

Teenagers get bored in Invercargill, it's a safe place to raise a family. I left as a teen and in recent times moved back to Invercargill. From my perspective, the city isn't struggling, your perspective is rather narrow. Southland is one of the wealthiest and productive provinces in NZ and has massive untapped potential to grow.

One time when I visited Invercargill, a guy on the Street lighting up his Glass Pipe was nice to my dog, told me "you have a cool dog." shoved his hot pipe in his backpack and ran away from the cops.

I visited Invercargill many times in the 1970's, selling encyclopaedias at AMP shows, door to door etc. I personally called Invercargill the arsehole of New Zealand, long before I or anyone else was aware that a member of the Rolling Stones had opined similarly. Bleak, overcast, sparse, cold, grey but actually jolly nice once you stepped inside the warm and cosy home of a local resident. I recall farmers and their families coming into town at the weekends to have a meal at some large old fashioned hotel on main street before going to watch a picture (movie). Long ago now...

I'm from Invercargill now living in the UK. I bumped into a fellow Kiwi and the usual, where are you from conversation ensued. He was from Auckland but when I said Invercargill , without a pause he replied "Oh, never mind." LOL Interestingly, I also asked if he had been to Invercargill and he had not. Get out, live a bit, then realise Invercargill is not that bad.

I live here and have watched invercargill change over the years. It become more beautiful over the years

Of course all the shops were shut in this video, they were in the process of knocking them down to make way for a huge new mall! What do you expect them to do? Keep them open and have the shop assistant greet people with 'Welcome to our store, here's your hardhat, mind the collapsing ceiling over by the coat rack to the left.' And as for Tiwai and SIT closing/changing, as of now nothings changed and who knows? They have been literally saying this for years.

I’m from the Hutt Valley, 15 min north of Wellington city. I would love to visit there, currently live in Ireland but I must get down there. What appeal’s to me about those places is the hunting and laid back feels. I could live there, but that’s just me.

SIT is still offering Zero Fees Tiwai is still operating Our city is going through a reconstruction phase and once it's complete it means more jobs, more people. Nice new buildings If you looked around you'd see Inverz is expanding a lot. We have a whole new Area down our old Industrial Ways, new flash buildings and businesses. Transport World. A new 10 mil hotel. Yeah its not busy like AKL and as a young teen it's not overly exciting but no where as bad as your making it. You should do your research better

I went to James Hargest high school 20 years ago and was a student in Invercargill honestly you wont beat the clean air, the ocean and the golf courses and little cafes, im 37 now and i've been to auckland and I can tell you the small town life is great but you probably wont get a job there or in Auckland so its up to you.

I’ve been living in Invercargill for the past four years and it’s nearing finished building the new mall , tiwai still operating and houses are increasing in value however it’s still probably pretty bleak for kids idk but yeah I’m moving next week so far well Invercargill I enjoyed living here

I lived in Invercargill until I was 12 and then moved to Australia. I still call this place home and always will. It's sad it's going downhill like this.

So, Rio Tinto - one of the most profitable companies/corporations on Earth is basically holding an entire city's economic future for ransom because they don't want to keep paying for infrastructure?

Is anyone going to mention it may be time for the mayor to stand down?

This was very interesting. I stayed in Invercargill for a night and a day a couple years ago on my way to Rakiura. I thought it was a lovely town but yes, very bleak. I definitely do not look like I am from NZ and every time I walked into a place people asked why I was there, which did not happen in any other town I went to at all. It wasn't hostile or anything just unbelieving that anyone had a reason to visit.

This is really random, but I had a dream I was in Invercargill last night. I'm from the UK and have never even been to NZ, so maybe it's a sign I should move there...

Great place, lovely people I used to love going down from Dunedin with work 10 or so years ago.

You have the best Deep South accent and pronunciation. Don’t lose it!!!

Is it true ?? I am planning to study in SIT as a international student.. do u suggest not to come ??

I live here in Invercargill. The city is overall great but the weather is a different story.

Was that normal February weather for Invercargill? Or were they just going through a temporarily bad weather spell at the time and it was uncharacteristic? It also struck me as strange that some people are on high incomes, houses are very inexpensive, yet people haven't paid off their mortgages. Why?

I was looking at a map of NZ and wanted to see the southernmost city, ended up on this video lol

I AM a young person in Invercargill 😬

I live here its actually pretty great, there doesn't need to be things happening culture wise for a city to be great. I live my life couped up at home on the internet for the mojority, and I can make animations and music. The internet really does make a place like this just fine to live in

Invercargill still seems like a lovely place to live in tho 🤧

The SIT has been a great success along with the ILT and MLT.. people outside of Southland are envious of our licencesing trust. They give back millions to the community.

I used to live there i left in 1969 some good muscians come from there and still do there was a band the DRIFTERS 1964 5 as good as the early beatles check it out

A life without crippling debt and hours stuck in traffic isn't that bad. The weather is average but isnt far from Queenstown and the lakes. If i was financially struggling or wanted to get ahead id move to Invers. Much safer than most of NZ too!

Am thinking of moving there in a year but my only concern is if there are really good jobs in the supply chain industry. Any thoughts?!?

When I lived there it felt like everyone in Invercargill works, but barely lives. The night life is boring and mediocre, unless you travel to Queenstown or Dunedin, which is okay. The rugby teams suck! If Google tells you Invercargill has a mall, IT DOESN'T! The clothes shopping options are horrible, majority of the takeout/restaurants are bad. Most highschools have bad reps and if your a teen there really isn't much for you to do. However, the people are really lovely and kind. There's no rush hour, you'll learn to find joy in going to pubs and it's cheap to live there. That's just some of my observations lol

I had problems with the sound when the interviewer was 'speaking'.

I love Invercargill no matter what❤️I'm originally from Samoa but I came here in 2019 to stay with my Mom & to be honest invercargill is the most safest city to raise your kids, Peaceful and people from Invercargill are the most friendly people I've known🤞❤️

As a 16 year old raised in Invercargill I fully agree this place is a shit hole

The great thing about Invercargill and indeed the whole of Southland, is the quality of the people.

Invercargill is a beautiful city😀

Audio cuts out at 5:25

Those girls have a real Starbucks behind them lol. 2 years later Starbucks is still this weird plastic tent thing in the ''town square'' by where the Christmas tree goes.

5:40 god damn the audio quality sucks

C’mon, the Tiwai point smelter has been on borrowed time for 30 years. First the aluminium market had its bottom fall out with the end of the Cold War & military spending cuts. Then the NZ energy market got privatised and deregulated. It was controversial even when it was built.

I grew up in Invercargill. Oreti Beach, Queenstown is only 2 hours drive away, Daylight at 10pm in summer, it isn't all bad

I lived in invercargill for 10 years. They are the most practical, genuine people youll ever meet. They still do business with a handshake. But be warned, if you dont keep your word you may as well leave town. They are easy going but hard working compared to the North Island. The southern people push that 10% harder than the rest of the country. And thats the way they like it. The aluminum factory generates $400, 000 into the local economy. But if it went there are very wealthy families and businesses in Southland. The farming industry there, for examples absolutely exceptional. David. Canterbury.

Invercargill is a great place

As I was 3 my parents moved there and after and now when I was 9 we moved to dunedin now I'm still in dunedin

Why dont Tiwai just build their own power generation turbine..... todd built a couple in taranaki rather than buying off the grid and sell back to the grid

The audio in parts of this video is terrible, when one person is mic'ed up and the other isn't, the levels are all over the show, it makes it really difficult to watch.

Там бывает снег зимой или это редкость?

What s shame I was thinking about moving there because I like the cold

I can’t believe that this footage is in colour and they have roads with cars.

Nice video about Invercargill. Video looked good. Thank you Re: News channel.

sad story...closing down the smelter is a bad idea

The fact this video is sandwiched between 'Does Invercargill deserve the title of NZs shittiest town' and 'Hunt for Invercargills Pool Pooper' when you search 'Invercargill', says it all really, lmao😂

Invercargill has some of the friendliest people in Nz...don't live there but been there about 6 times and every time run in to friendly down to earth people...

I loved living in invercargill as a young person. Loved it.

What is the current status of Invercargill compared to the video ??

Hello there, I was thinking about going to Invercargill to do a master’s in management and would like to stay in NZ afterwards. I have been to Invers as a backpacker in 2017, but only for a few days. Is the job market really that bad? :/ Also, what reputation does the SIT have in the rest of NZ? I would give up everything here in europe for that move. Don’t wanna do that just to have a „bad“ degree and no job afterwards. :(

A conversation with my Invercargill friend... The best thing about Invercargill, is the Ice Cream. Bro. You can buy that same Ice Cream at every Pak n Save

Looks like Belfast

Good video

Im 67 and hate the place also

If ANYONE would know about 'Arsehole's of the World' it would be the World's Greatest Natural Authority on the subject.

you make fun wherever you are. Doesnt matte rwhere you get brought up, you should just make the most of it or move. Honestly those first few images look the same as cashel mall in christchurch lol. Maybe every city needs a spruce up...not just invercargill. However its up to the maroy and council to make the area super fun, buld places that entice overseas acts etc, concerts, entertainment. good bars and clubs.

I've been to Invercargill. and to Stewart island. long, long time ago. it's the southernmost point in Australia/New Zealand. special place ❤

Damn, how old is Tim now?

You're right. Should read four hundred million dollars.

Guys, I have plans to study in Sit for studying, but after this report, I would like to have more sugestings if i go or not. Could you give more suggestions?

Reasons for young people leaving: - No Jobs/Poor Salary - No Social Life for the youth - No affordable housing

i miss new feild park some guys there i remeber :(

Invercargill is the Irkutsk of New Zealand.

The Smelter is very important , pity the clever government sold it to overseas buyers , should be a strategic asset as well as NZ Steel and Marsden Point Refinery , these places are the lifeblood of these area's

I loved living there back in the late seventies

Wow, so there is no job in invercagill ? Well, I was wondering to study on SIT and find a job but it seems that the city is not good now. What is happening?

I'm OK with it but sad thing's that some people they still recist down there. They look at us island people said go back home to your island so that is recist

I live here

Young people want Free Tuition & Business Owners want Tax Breaks

Was Keith Richards that called it that

Invercargill is a good place to study. The people are so nice and helpful. And now there are so many development compare to 4 years ago when I came here to let my daughter study at SIT. I love Invercargill and the people. Of course if you are looking for night life.. Inver is not fit for you.

Just as well Mick never visited Gore

5:25 wtf?

My dad used to say I was born in the arsehole of the world, now I know where he gets that expression from

Doesn’t really look as bad as you suggest

Greymouth might be bleaker

2023 invercargill Is better

Sounds like an Irish accent (think Graham Norton) and some Northern English accent intermixed with a NZ one. Pretty interesting...🤔😁

Seriously wtf is this,doom and gloom fucking hell😮

Left in 1980 and have not looked back

It is what it is, try Queenstown

Invercargill is becoming New Zealand's version of Corner Brook, a city in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador that is experiencing a similar situation. Like Invercargill, Corner Brook is a natural resource intensive city which relies heavily on the Education, Forestry, and Tourism sectors to sustain their economy. Corner Brook's pulp and paper mill which pays great money used to have up to 1,000 employees. Today, their pulp mill employs less than 400 people. Like Invercargill, Corner Brook is paying a price for its over-reliance on the natural resources and manufacturing sector as their business climate is terrible, businesses are closing, and young people don't want to stay due to lack of employment opportunities with most of them opting to go to another Canadian province, Alberta. In fact, Corner Brook's population has been declining for over 50 years, and some of it is attributed to one employer after another leaving the city, poor business climate, too much red tape, a demographic time bomb, and more people living in outlying areas. If both Invercargill and Corner Brook lose their main sources of employment, whether its the Tiwai Smelter in Invercargill or Corner Brook Pulp and Paper in Corner Brook, both cities will have a bleak future. At the end of the day, if Invercargill doesn't get its act together, including retaining the Aluminum Smelter and diversify their economy, it will become New Zealand's version of Corner Brook.

Mike Jagger was just a boor.

Invercargill and Southland are massive export generating regions; Wellington and Auckland are massive deficit economic regions. So much money was stripped from the South Island and stolen by successive Governments to create Jobs in North Auckland, Auckland, Waikato, BOP to keep unemployment down ! The industries up North were massively protected Low Skill Jobs! Tragic But True! We have to keep the unskilled and poorly educated off the streets and out of the Tribes....now all this has failed and the Tribes are associated with the gangs! Southland by its self used to account for 25% of all New Zealand's sheep meat exports in 1973. It is a massive exporting economy, but Governments needs to buy votes in South Auckland, Hamilton bla bla!

Horrible place

I found the whole lingo ☺️

Codswallop

Fu*k it, they have the best fish n chips!