After several years of travelling elsewhere to sail, Southland Trailer Yacht Squadron life member Colin McDonald is looking forward to sailing in Bluff Harbour once again. The current boat ramp at Bluff, which was once all-weather, all-tide, has deteriorated and is no longer suitable for him to launch his yacht from so he mostly travels […]
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Work begins on Bluff Hill Motupōhue Active Recreational Precinct
Work is under way on the Bluff Hill Motupōhue Active Recreational Precinct with hopes that it will bring people from across the country to the southern town. Invercargill City Council is working closely with the Southland Mountain Bike Club and project manager Logic Group Ltd to create an adventure park that will attract riders from […]
Read More >Feedback considered as work continuing on the Sandy Point Domain Master Plan
The community’s desire to make Sandy Point a more family-friendly recreational area is just one of areas of feedback Council is considering as work continues on a long-term plan for the future of the Domain. Stakeholder and community engagement took place from April to September to help shape and develop the master plan, which aims […]
Read More >Tamariki encouraged to show their artistic side with Kids Can Curate exhibition at He Waka Tuia
Young budding art lovers have got the opportunity to walk in a curator’s shoes and help decide what the next He Waka Tuia exhibition will look like. Kids Can Curate is the chance for anyone under the age of 18 to look through 70 works of art from the Invercargill Public Art Gallery collection and […]
Read More >Christmas Holiday Hours 2022
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 a safe and enjoyable break! ☎️ Need to get in touch after-hours? For urgent enquires after-hours phone (03) 211 1679 at any […]
Read More >Bluff Community Board Bursary applications open
The thought of studying law was something that had never crossed Bluff twins Makareta and Katarina Coote’s minds. The pair were at the University of Otago for an open day, heading to an archaeology lecture, when the Dean of Law entered the elevator they were in. When he found out where they were headed he […]
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