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, […]
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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 […]
Read More >Preliminary election result declared for Invercargill City Council
Invercargill City Council’s preliminary election results have confirmed the new Invercargill City Councillor is Steve Broad with 2760 votes. Polls for the Invercargill City Council by-election closed at midday Friday. Progress results on Friday revealed Broad had a strong lead, but this did not include some ordinary votes and special votes. Invercargill City Council Deputy […]
Read More >Invercargill City Council by-election progress results reveal lead candidate
Progress results in the Invercargill City Council by-election have put candidate Steve Broad in the lead, although it is currently too close to call officially. Polls closed at midday today, and progress results were delivered to Invercargill City Council just after midday. Progress results show Steve Broad has so far received 2293 votes, followed by […]
Read More >Second stage of Branxholme Pipeline Upgrade to begin soon
The Invercargill City Council is urging residents to plan ahead, as one of its major infrastructure projects gets closer to highly-populated parts of the city. The Branxholme Pipeline Upgrade will see more than 10km of pipe installed through several city streets, along a state highway, and under two waterways. Invercargill City Council Programme Director Lee […]
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