Visit, Shop & Explore

For the month of April 2026, the Invercargill City Centre plays host to a retail promotion called 'Visit, Shop & Explore'. Shoppers are given the chance to go in the draw for a prize pool of $3,000 worth of vouchers by simply making a purchase at any of the participating businesses across the City Centre! Previous years' campaigns have garnered excellent engagement from both the City Centre businesses and the public, with tens of thousands of entries.

On Thursday 7 May, the competition prize winners will be drawn under NZ Police supervision.

Prize Pool

The $3,000 prize pool has 7 major prizes up for grabs:

1 x Winning Prize of a $1,000.00 Prezzy Card
2 x Runner Up Prizes of a $500.00 Prezzy Card each
4 x Second Runner Up Prizes of a $250.00 Prezzy Card each

Participating Businesses:

2degrees	Invercargill Central Mall
Advantage Tyres	128 Esk Street
Ambrosia Floral Design	45a Tay Street
Apt Collections	Invercargill Central Mall
AR Indian On Esk	Invercargill Central Mall
Baby City Ltd	70/100 Leven Street
Baby Factory	79 Yarrow St
Balibu	Invercargill Central Mall
Ballantynes Select	Invercargill Central Mall
Banh Mi	Invercargill Central Mall
Boom Comics	122 Esk Street
BYTP Photo Booth	Invercargill Central Mall
Cameo Picture Framers	93 Yarrow Street
Classic Motorcycle Mecca	25 Tay Street
Cotton On Mega	Invercargill Central Mall
Devil Burger	16 Don street
E Hayes and Sons	168 Dee Street
EFX Hair	Invercargill Central Mall
Espresso Carwash	Invercargill Central Mall
Evolution Motorsport	205 Dee Street
Farmers	Invercargill Central Mall
Flawless Face & Beauty	Invercargill Central Mall
Flight Centre Invercargill	46 Esk Street
FlourBro	171 Dee St
Glassons	Invercargill Central Mall
Good Partners Healthcare	60 Victoria Avenue
Hallensteins	Invercargill Central Mall
House of Travel Invercargill	36 Kelvin Street
Huffer	Invercargill Central Mall
I Love Gadgets	1/75, Esk Street
Invercargill Central	39 Esk Street
Invercargill City Night 'n Day	55 Dee Street
JB Hi-Fi	Invercargill Central Mall
Just Cuts	Invercargill Central Mall
K&k fashions	27 Kelvin street
Kilt Invercargill	48 Kelvin Street
Les Sheikh Hair Design	24 Kelvin Street
Lovisa	Invercargill Central Mall
Luxurious Spa & Nails	Invercargill Central Mall
Majestic Tea	Invercargill Central Mall
Max & Barkers	Invercargill Central Mall
McKnight & Brown	30 Esk Street
Merchant 1948	Invercargill Central Mall
Michael Hill	Invercargill Central Mall
Mister Minit	Invercargill Central Mall
Mitchell Daysh	Invercargill Central Mall
Mobile King	Invercargill Central Mall
Model Me Lashes and Beauty	132 Dee Street
Modern Men’s Barber	Invercargill Central Mall
Muffin Break	17 Clyde Street
One NZ	Invercargill Central Mall
Orphans Aid International Opshop	106 Spey Street
Otto’s Corner Store	25 Esk Street
Pagani	Invercargill Central Mall
Pascoes	Invercargill Central Mall
Petsmart.nz	62 Deveron Street
Piece of Cake	25 Don Street
Platypus	Invercargill Central Mall
Postie	Invercargill Central Mall
RE Burger	Invercargill Central Mall
Reading Cinema	Invercargill Central Mall
Resonate	Invercargill Central Mall
Retrobowl Limited	105 Kelvin Street
Sal's Pizza	Invercargill Central Mall
Seriously Good Chocolate Co	147 Spey Street
Skechers	Invercargill Central Mall
Skelts Jewellers	50 Esk Street
Solve it and escape	170 Dee Street
Southern Adventure	31 Tay Street, Invercargill Central
Spark	28 Esk Sreet
SPCA	204 Spey Street
Starbucks	Invercargill Central Mall
Sushi & Bento / Noodle Noodle	Invercargill Central Mall
TechPro	Invercargill Central Mall
Ten Ten Thai street food	15 Clyde street
Thai Thai Restaurant	96 Spey street
The Coffee Club	Invercargill Central Mall
The Cosmetic Clinic	Invercargill Central Mall
The Custom Bubble	111 Flora Road East
The Proud Pet Store	72 Esk Street
Tick Tech	shop 2, 31 Kelvin St
Tile Centre Southland	6 Nith Street
Toba	Invercargill Central Mall
Toot Sweets	49 Tay Street
True Grit	45 Dee Street
Unichem Pharmacy	Invercargill Central Mall
Whitcoulls	52 - 54 Esk Street
WingWing Korean Street Food	Invercargill Central Mall
Wool World	124 Dee Street
Wrens	65 Yarrow Street
Yaks n Yetis	63 Tay Street
Young Reflections	13 Tay Street
Your Mortgage Team - Invercargill	Level 1, 56 Deveron Street
Yours Faithfully x	32 Kelvin Street

For full terms and conditions visit: Promotions Terms & Conditions

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