Invercargill’s Queens Park is a finalist in the annual Beautiful Awards, competing with four other special spots from throughout New Zealand for the Kiwi’s Choice award. The Beautiful Awards are New Zealand’s longest-running sustainability awards and provide a benchmark for environmental excellence. Invercargill City Council Parks and Recreation manager Caroline Rain said the whole team […]
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Receipt of Report Delayed
The receipt of a review into progress on governance issues at Invercargill City Council, which was due this week, has been postponed. The Council’s six-month review of progress to address governance issues raised in the Thomson Report was due to be received by Councillors in a Risk and Assurance Committee meeting on Thursday 19 August, but has been […]
Read More >Covid-19 Alert Level impacts project
As we approach the planned start date for the City Streets Upgrade in Esk Street of Monday, August 23, the move to Covid -19 Alert Level 4 has understandably had an impact. The City Streets Upgrade Team is working with our Contractor, Downer, to understand what impacts the current lockdown, and any change in Alert […]
Read More >Council services continue at Alert Level 4
Essential services in Invercargill will continue to operate during the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown this week, although Council facilities will be closed until at least Saturday. The Government announced on Tuesday evening that New Zealand would move to COVID-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown at midnight, in response to a confirmed community case of COVID-19. Invercargill City […]
Read More >Covid-19 Alert Level 4
All of New Zealand is at COVID-19 Alert Level 4. We have closed all of the Invercargill City Council facilities until at least Friday at midnight. This includes: The Invercargill City Council civic administration building Invercargill Public Library and Bluff Public Library Splash Palace Civic Theatre He Waka Tuia We will have staff working to […]
Read More >City Streets Upgrade starts this week
Work to transform Invercargill’s City Centre into a vibrant, inviting space starts this week as contractor Downer sets up in Don Street. Downer staff will start setting up site fencing from the Dee Street end of Don Street on Friday, 13 August. Invercargill City Council Roading Manager Russell Pearson said people coming into the CBD […]
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