Work is well under way for the development of the new Bluff boat ramp and floating pontoons. Crews took a break over the festive season but have dived back in on 15 January. Caissons have been installed underwater, ready for the pile sleeves and piles to be inserted. Last year, the West Jetty was demolished […]
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15 things to do this summer in Bluff and Invercargill this summer
Try out a game of Disc Golf in Queens Park (discs can be hired from the Herbert St Dairy). Grab a map from He Waka Tuia and visit all of last year’s South Sea Spray art entries around town. Head along to Anderson House on a Saturday and take a walk through the rooms of […]
Read More >Gardening buffs – 22 December, longest day
Now that summer has arrived, and hopefully the good weather, this is the perfect time to get some mulch onto that garden space. Mulching helps with keeping the moisture in the soil, reduces weed growth, and will deliver some good tucker to your garden when it eventually breaks down. Some mulches you can use include […]
Read More >Exciting times ahead for Project 1225
Work is ramping up on the ambitious project that will bring a new tuatara and storage facility, and museum, to the city. The Tisbury storage facility build is finished and the official opening will take place in February 2024. A wahi tapu has taken place to bless the collection before its transfer to the facility, […]
Read More >Bluff Hill Motupōhue Active Recreation Precinct takes shape
More than 10km of mountain bike and walking trails are beginning to take shape on Bluff Hill as the Bluff Hill Motupōhue Active Recreation Precinct gets under way. Awarua Rūnaka performed karakia and a bless in October before the first sod was turned and Wānaka-based mountain bike trail construction company Dirt Dynamics got started working […]
Read More >Introducing … Dr Damien Puddle, Local Play Advocate
Dr Damien Puddle has quite a task ahead of him – he has been hired to help transform Invercargill into an urban playground. It might sound like the subject of a children’s book, but for Puddle, it’s a dream come true. There’s a reason why he’s known as “Dr Play”. Puddle’s background is drenched in […]
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