This summer, Invercargill City Libraries is suggesting an escape of a different kind with the Summer Reading Challenge. Tamariki aged 0-12 and 13, and rangatahi aged 12-18 are being invited to take part in the 2023 Great Escape challenge to spend 24 days taking time to read or complete literary-related challenges. Each day they complete […]
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Southland-wide solution to battery waste launches in Invercargill
A new initiative to recycle lithium and alkaline batteries has launched in Invercargill. WasteNet, which manages solid waste disposal and recycling For Invercargill, Gore, and Southland, has teamed up with Phoenix Metalman to provide a drop-off point for all kinds of electronic batteries in order for them to be responsibly disposed of in a first […]
Read More >Chance to capture Waihōpai’s good side with The Grrreat Invercargill Photo Competition
We all know Waihōpai is a great place to live, but now the Invercargill City Council wants the community to show us why with The Grrreat Invercargill Photo Competition. To mark the launch of Council’s new Love Waihōpai email newsletter, Council is asking the community to whip out their cameras and show everything there is […]
Read More >New Group Manager Community Spaces and Places looks forward to getting stuck into work
Invercargill is set to welcome Rex Capil as its new Group Manager Community Spaces and Places from Monday. Capil will join Invercargill City Council from Gore District Council where he served as both Deputy Chief Executive and General Manager Community Lifestyle Services. He has extensive local government experience from across New Zealand and has also […]
Read More >Splash Palace to host free water safety workshop
With summer fast approaching, the community are being invited to attend free water safety workshop to prepare for a summer of safe swimming. To mark Water Safety Month this November, Invercargill’s aquatic centre Splash Palace is working with Drowning Prevention Auckland to offer specially tailored free water safety courses to the community. Invercargill City Council […]
Read More >Council maintains AA+ credit rating for another year
Invercargill City Council has had its AA+ with a stable outlook credit rating affirmed for the fifth year in a row. International credit rating agency Fitch Ratings delivered its reassessment on Friday, saying its expectation was that Council maintains “a ‘High mid-range’ risk profile, given its autonomy on rates and ability to manage expenditure growth, […]
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