Candidate statements from the 14 Council hopefuls in the 2023 Invercargill City Council by-election have been published. Nominations for the Invercargill City Council by-election opened on 11 May following the resignation of former councillor Nigel Skelt, also in May. Council Deputy Electoral Officer and Manager Governance and Legal Michael Morris said the candidate statements […]
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Invercargill City Council rates increase planned
Council will be presented with an Annual Plan with a 5.67 per cent rates increase on Tuesday. Invercargill City Council’s Annual Plan 2023/24 outlines what the Council will spend on projects and day-to-day services over the next financial year and how these will be financed. Mayor Nobby Clark said Council have kept the rising cost […]
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 […]
Read More >Stead St Stopbank project finalist in Excellence Awards
Two Invercargill City Council projects have been named as finalists in the IPWEA NZ Asset Management Excellence Awards 2023. The Invercargill Speed Management and Stead Street Stopbank Upgrade projects have been recognised in the awards, held by the Institute of Public Works Engineers Australasia – New Zealand (IPWEA NZ). IPWEA – NZ is the industry […]
Read More >14 candidates for by-election as nominations close
The nomination period for candidates wishing to stand in the upcoming Invercargill City Council by-election has now closed, with 14 candidates putting their names forward. Nominations for the Invercargill City Council by-election opened on 11 May following the resignation of former councillor Nigel Skelt, also in May. Council Deputy Electoral Officer and Manager Governance […]
Read More >Invercargill City Council by-election nominations close Thursday
The nomination period for candidates wishing to stand in local body elections closes this week. Nominations for the Invercargill City Council by-election opened on 11 May and will close on Thursday, 8 June at 12 noon. Council had received 6 nominations thus far; David John Hicks, Carl Edward Heenan, Graham Lewis, Andrea Murrell, Lisa Tou-McNaughton […]
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