During Conservation Week, Sunrise Rotary and ICC have planned a special project to help draw attention to the importance of keeping our stormwater network clean. Council Stormwater Technical Officer Michael Sollitt explains: New Zealand’s Conservation Week is celebrated this month between 14 and September 22. As part of this, Environment Southland, University of Otago, Sunrise […]
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Take the Parks and Recreation Survey
Our Parks and Recreation team want to know what your big dream is for our parks and reserves! Your feedback will help inform the Parks and Recreation Strategy, a public document which will guide our team in managing our green spaces! The survey is live, and can be accessed here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/W89BSYV If you’d rather have a […]
Read More >Parks team to mark World Ranger Day
WORLD Ranger Day is recognised on 31 July, acknowledging the critical work of rangers on the frontline of conservation across the globe. For us, it’s a chance to celebrate the amazing things that our hardworking rangers do across Aotearoa all year round. Our plan for World Ranger Day: Friday 26 July – Money collected through […]
Read More >Queens Park Earns Bronze In International Award
Queens Park has been named a bronze award-winner in the 2019 International Large Urban Parks Awards. The International Large Urban Parks Awards enable cities around the world to benchmark their performance and understand where improvements could be made. The awards are based on four main criteria: • Park Design and Layout• Features and Facilities • […]
Read More >Winter is the season of stunning sunrises
With winter upon us the sun may not be pumping out much heat but is making up for that with spectacular sunrises. We at the Council get a great view here from the building, if you have sunrise photos you would like to add to our gallery send them to daniel.tobin@icc.govt.nz
Read More >Care urged at Sandy Point during forestry work
Forestry harvesting is beginning at Sandy Point from Monday, May 27. A speed limit of 30km/h for all gravel roads in Sandy Point will be in place for the 10 weeks this work is being carried out near Whaler’s Bay. Please take care and be aware of logging trucks on the road. Parts of the […]
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