The Invercargill City Libraries and Archives has launched its Summer Reading ‘Bookopoly’ Challenge, running over the holiday break, with support from the ILT. Tamariki aged 0-11 and rangatahi aged 12-18 are encouraged to take part in the programme designed to inspire a love of reading and keep young minds active over the summer holidays. […]
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Youth Council keen to foster connections, at first-ever Umbrella Market
Invercargill City Youth Council members are keen to connect rangatahi with the wider community, and have invited them to take part in an out-of-the-box market day. Invercargill’s first-ever Umbrella Market, run by the youth council’s Summer Committee, will be an opportunity for those aged between five and 19 to sell their wares using upside-down umbrellas […]
Read More >Literary adventures await with Invercargill City Libraries Summer Reading Challenge
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 […]
Read More >Ōtātara School pupils make their voices heard during Sandy Point Domain consultation
The public consultation process is a way for everybody in a community to share their thoughts, and the pupils at Ōtātara School are no exception. Invercargill City Councillors agreed during a Community Wellbeing Committee in September to release the Sandy Point Domain Masterplan. Meanwhile, engagement on the review of Council’s Sandy Point Domain Management Plan […]
Read More >Fare changes help keep buses affordable
Invercargill City Council is adopting fare changes to help keep public transport affordable in the city. The Government-led Community Connect programme provides a 50 per cent concession on public transport services for Community Services Cardholders when using a Bee Card. Council Group Manager Infrastructure Erin Moogan said the new fares would apply to all Council […]
Read More >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 […]
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