“Once-in-a-generation” project complete

Work on Invercargill’s Stead Street Stopbank Upgrade is officially complete. Mana whenua were joined by Deputy Mayor Tom Campbell, Council staff, contractors and guests for a whakawātea and blessing on Thursday 27 April to celebrate the completion of a “once-in-a-generation” project. Invercargill City Council started work in 2021 to upgrade the Stead St stopbank with […]

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Housing Innovation project launched with whakawātea

Invercargill City Council staff and guests joined mana whenua at a whakawātea to mark the beginning of the Housing Innovation project on Friday. Four energy-efficient, warm and healthy homes are to be built on Council-owned land as a first step towards renovating and revitalising Council housing in the city. Council Group Manager infrastructure Erin Moogan […]

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Don St to close as City Streets Upgrade progresses

Parts of Invercargill’s Don St are set to close to traffic this month as works on the City Streets Upgrade Stage One move towards completion. Invercargill City Council started work on the inner city streets upgrade in July 2021 to create attractive streetscape connections on Don and Esk streets between the Invercargill Central development, HWR […]

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Estuary clean up by contractors

Contractors, subcontractors and staff working on the Stead Street Stopbank Upgrade worked on something a little different on Monday. Invercargill City Council is upgrading the Stead St and Cobbe Rd stopbanks with a sheet pile wall and earthen embankment to protect the city, the Invercargill Airport and critical infrastructure from extreme weather events, sea level […]

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Feedback sought on museum rebuild options

The Invercargill community will this month be asked their views on options identified for the future of the region’s museum. Invercargill City Council committed in its Long Term Plan 2021-2031 to invest $39.4 million to redevelop the region’s museum and art gallery and agreed to review whether a new building would better meet the region’s […]

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