Community feedback invited on next steps for city development

The Invercargill community is being invited to give feedback on the next steps for the inner city redevelopment. Work to rejuvenate and rebuild the Invercargill CBD began in 2020, after Invercargill City Council committed to the Invercargill Central development, a centre comprising retail, food and beverage, offices and car parking. Council is also upgrading the […]

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Esk St works recommence

Works to upgrade Esk St in Invercargill have recommenced as part of the project to build a more attractive city centre. Works in Esk St were suspended late last year after some samples of bone and other artefacts discovered by site heritage experts unexpectedly changed colour, triggering testing. Invercargill City Council is upgrading the inner […]

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Fund transferred to Active Southland

Invercargill City Council has passed the administration of the Invercargill Active Communities funding scheme to Active Southland. Council resolved to transfer the administration of the fund to Active Southland at a meeting of the Performance, Policy and Partnerships committee in July. The scheme had been administered by the Council since 2002 when the fund was […]

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Work to safely continue in Esk St

Minor work has been able to continue on the Esk St City Streets Upgrade site this week. Progress on the Invercargill City Council’s work to upgrade Esk St was paused earlier this month when an unknown substance was discovered amongst archaeological material and soil excavated during the works. Testing identified small amounts of cyanide and […]

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Christmas Holiday Hours 2021

  Refer to this page for up-to-date details on opening hours, service changes, and contact details for Council facilities over the 🎄 Christmas and 🎆 New Year period. We hope you have an safe and enjoyable break!   ☎️ Need to get in touch after-hours? For urgent enquires after-hours phone (03) 211 1679 at any […]

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Invercargill City Council to introduce requirement for vaccination passes

Invercargill City Council has amended the requirement for COVID-19 vaccination passes at some of its facilities and services. Vaccination passes will be required to access the Invercargill City Libraries and Archives, Splash Palace, He Waka Tuia and the Council Chambers from Monday 13 December. The requirement for vaccination passes at parts of the Civic Theatre […]

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