Most people would shudder to stick their hand into a box full of locusts, but Invercargill City Council Living Species Officer Jessey Beattie-Mackey doesn’t even flinch. She’s spreading freshly picked grass amongst a load of locusts that are launching themselves every which way around the glass box in a frenzy of wings and legs. These […]
Read More >Month: June 2023
Mobile pump track to bring communities together
Stunt rider Levi Goodall will be one of the drawcards at the official launch of Southland’s new portable pump track next month. Photo: supplied Southland will soon boast a brand-new way to bring communities together, with a mobile modular pump track currently on a freighter bound for Bluff. The 64-metre-long track will allow […]
Read More >Stead St Stopbank project finalist in Excellence Awards
Two Invercargill City Council projects have been named as finalists in the IPWEA NZ Asset Management Excellence Awards 2023. The Invercargill Speed Management and Stead Street Stopbank Upgrade projects have been recognised in the awards, held by the Institute of Public Works Engineers Australasia – New Zealand (IPWEA NZ). IPWEA – NZ is the industry […]
Read More >New festival concept coming to Invercargill
Get ready to be captivated by cabaret: Invercargill’s newest festival promises to see theatre, music, and creativity collide. Upstage: Invercargill Festival of Cabaret will kick off on August 11 and will run until August 19. The eight-day festival will blend the nostalgic with the modern, and is set to celebrate the playful and immersive: from […]
Read More >Architects chosen to design new tuatara facility in Queens Park
Invercargill’s precious tuatara will join one of Queens Park’s most beloved attractions: with Henry and friends set to make their new home in the animal reserve. The construction of a new tuatara enclosure is part of the city’s museum redevelopment, dubbed Project 1225. The project will also see the existing museum demolished and a new […]
Read More >More at-risk Kelvin St trees to be felled
Invercargill City Council is set to proactively remove a third segment of trees along Kelvin St, beginning in June. Similar work was completed in July 2021 and July 2022 and is guided by the Invercargill City Council Tree Plan 2020, which details Council’s long-term strategy in ensuring the sustainability of trees and the safety of […]
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