Invercargill City Council last night (Thursday 12 November 2020) unanimously accepted the findings of an independent governance review and will now present the details of a plan to address the matters raised to the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA). Discussions with the DIA will take place over coming weeks and it is expected that the […]

Invercargill City Council Deputy Mayor Toni Biddle is today announcing that she has resigned from Council, stepping down from the table later this month. Ms Biddle said her decision was not taken lightly and it had taken some time to come to terms with. “My time at Council has been both incredibly fulfilling and, at […]

Invercargill City Council has appointed James Crichton to undertake an independent evaluation of the current standard of governance performance at the Council. Mr Crichton’s role is to provide Council with a thorough analysis of the current state of play, including what is working well, what could be improved, and suggestions or strategies for improvement. Bruce […]

In the interest of openness and transparency, the Invercargill City Council has today released the reports which were considered in Public Excluded sessions of Council last week, as well as the Invercargill City Council’s response to the DIA’s letter, which was sent on Friday. The reports can be viewed here, and the letter here The […]

Invercargill City councillors are pleased to have made a positive start to discussions regarding the process it will put in place following a request for information from the Department of Internal Affairs. Council considered the matter during a public excluded session of Council on Tuesday, August 25. Department of Internal Affairs Representative Richard Hardie attended […]