Christmas Holiday Hours 2021

  Refer to this page for up-to-date details on opening hours, service changes, and contact details for Council facilities over the 🎄 Christmas and 🎆 New Year period. We hope you have an safe and enjoyable break!   ☎️ Need to get in touch after-hours? For urgent enquires after-hours phone (03) 211 1679 at any […]

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Invercargill City Council to introduce requirement for vaccination passes

Invercargill City Council has amended the requirement for COVID-19 vaccination passes at some of its facilities and services. Vaccination passes will be required to access the Invercargill City Libraries and Archives, Splash Palace, He Waka Tuia and the Council Chambers from Monday 13 December. The requirement for vaccination passes at parts of the Civic Theatre […]

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Earthworks on Esk St Paused

Earthworks in Esk St have been paused in order to allow soil and material testing. An unknown substance has been discovered amongst archaeological material and soil excavated during streetscape works, which is now being tested. Invercargill City Council is working to upgrade the inner city streets to create a more attractive city centre, starting with […]

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Civic Administration Building is changing its opening hours

The Invercargill City Council civic administration building is changing its opening hours. Council Group Manager of Customer and Environment, Trudie Hurst, said the building would be open to the public from 8.30am until 5pm. “Our hours have changed to better reflect how customers are using our services,” she said. Phone lines will still be open […]

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Splash Palace hydroslides reopen in time for summer

All three hydroslides at Splash Palace will reopen today, Friday 26 November, just in time for summer. COVID-19 restrictions and maintenance issues forced the hydroslides out of action earlier this year. The raft slide was closed in July when an issue was identified with a supporting column. When New Zealand entered Alert Level 4 in […]

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