Invercargill City Council said in a humorous post on its social media yesterday morning that the city — famous for its cheese rolls, Tim Shadbolt and Burt Munro — had disappeared from Google Maps.
"Hello?! Anyone out there?! Invercargill has vanished off Google Maps," the post read.
"Just like your left sock in the washing machine — we’ve mysteriously disappeared.
"So if you’re trying to find us, maybe just type in ‘that place near Bluff’?"
They joked the incident was not a coincidence as the city had been for years known as "Southland’s best-kept secret".
"Clearly, Google is trying to gatekeep this paradise — and honestly? Fair enough."
Many followers joined the banter.
"Did Trump rename it? Asking for a friend," one person asked.
"If we’ve gone off the map, does that mean no rates any more?" another joked.
The Otago Daily Times has approached Google for comment. — APL
