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 […]
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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 […]
Read More >First contact between Southern Māori and Captain Cook to be depicted in latest He Waka Tuia exhibition Tamatea
He Waka Tuia’s latest exhibition will commemorate the 250th anniversary of first contact between Southern Māori and explorer and cartographer Captain James Cook. Tamatea, which starts on 26 March, marks the time between the same date in 1773 and 11 May 1773, when the crew of the Resolution sheltered in Tamatea and began to explore […]
Read More >Invercargill City Holdings Ltd Annual Report released
Invercargill City Holdings Ltd’s (ICHL) Annual Report shows the investment in the Invercargill Central Ltd development is performing as expected, ICHL Chair Brian Wood says. Invercargill Central Ltd has recorded the value of shares in its current accounts, which shows ICHL’s shares are currently valued at $500,000. A total of $43.2 million was originally invested […]
Read More >Consultation on changes to fees and charges to commence
Invercargill City Council will commence consultation on changes to fees and charges from Monday 6 March. Fees and charges are set by Council for services, including animal services, housing care, hiring fees, solid waste, water and roading. Council Acting Group Manager Finance and Assurance Patricia Christie said fees and charges were one way for Council […]
Read More >Security measures considered after vandals target Stirling Point again
Further security measures at Stirling Point in Bluff will be considered after glass panelling at the viewing platform has been vandalised again, just a day after previous damage was repaired. The glass panels at the Stirling Point lookout were replaced in December after the viewing platform had been the target of vandals three times since […]
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