In his 52 years working with the tuatara at the Southland Museum, Senior Living Species Officer Tuatara Lindsay Hazley QSM has better stories than most. One of the standouts is when he strolled into the maternity ward at Southland Hospital, amidst several pregnant women, with pregnant tuatara Mildred, in order for her to have an […]
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ILT Group grant kicks off first funding support for museum rebuild Project 1225
Invercargill’s new museum has been given a boost of $500,000 from the ILT Group in the first successful funding application for Project 1225. In 2022, as part of the Long-term Plan, Council agreed to invest $39.4 million to develop a 3550m2 museum at Queens Park, which also included building a storage facility at Tisbury and […]
Read More >Rates notices to be available online
Ratepayers will be given the option to switch to receiving rates notices by email instead of by post, beginning later this week. Council rates notices are traditionally sent out quarterly via post but now Council is giving ratepayers the opportunity to have their rates notices emailed directly to them via a secure online portal. Acting […]
Read More >Work on Invercargill’s Esk and Don streets is officially complete
Mana whenua were joined by Mayor Nobby Clark, Councillors, Council staff, contractors, retailers and guests for a whakawātea and blessing on Friday 14 April to settle the streets and mark the end of over two years of work. Invercargill City Council started work in 2021 to upgrade Esk and Don streets. Extensive repair and replacement […]
Read More >Archaeological find pauses Dee St work
Work on Dee St has been paused after contractors discovered a possible archaeological feature while digging in for a new stormwater main. Invercargill City Council contractors have been working to replace the ageing and undersized stormwater network along Dee St for the past two weeks. Council Group Manager Infrastructure Erin Moogan said during the course […]
Read More >Architects appointed for Invercargill’s new museum design
Invercargill City Council has appointed the architectural design team that will create the city’s new museum. Australian architects Fjcstudio, together with Auckland firms Evatt Martin Architects and design Tribe have been selected to design the new museum building as part of Project 1225. Council Programme Director Lee Butcher said the project team was impressed with […]
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