The Invercargill branch of Calder Stewart has been awarded the contract to construct a new tuatara enclosure within the animal reserve at Queens Park. The enclosure is part of Project 1225, which will also see a brand-new museum, Te Unua Museum of Southland, built in Invercargill, along with a museum collection storage facility constructed at […]
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Invercargill’s taonga tuatara undergo health checks
Plunket checks are a regular part of life for many Kiwi babies – and for Invercargill’s taonga tuatara, too. The city has long been home to a group of tuatara, ranging from juveniles to perhaps Invercargill’s most famous resident of all, Henry: the oldest member of our tuatara population. While his exact age is unknown, […]
Read More >Concept for Invercargill’s new museum unveiled
The first draft concept designs for Invercargill’s new museum have been revealed. In April, Australian architects fjcstudio, together with Auckland firms Evatt Martin Architects and design Tribe, were selected to design the new building as part of Invercargill City Council’s Project 1225. As well as a museum, Project 1225 will also deliver a museum collection […]
Read More >Tuatara to be moved to secure location before geotechnical work begins at museum
Invercargill residents are being invited to come and say “see you later” to Waihōpai resident tuatara Henry, and his friends, before they are moved to a temporary home to allow work to progress on the museum redevelopment project. On Thursday 2 March, geotechnical work will begin on-site at the current museum building in preparation for […]
Read More >Construction of museum storage facility under way as beginning of Project 1225 marked
Work on the storage facility to house the Southland Museum and Art Gallery collection is officially under way after a site blessing and sod-turning event on Thursday morning. The commencement of work at the storage facility marks the start of Project 1225, which will also deliver a new museum base build and tuatara facility by […]
Read More >Project 1225 officially under way as Invercargill Councillors agree path forward for museum rebuild
All eyes are on December 2025 as Invercargill City Councillors voted in favour of a plan that will see a museum base building complete in December 2025. Earlier this year, as part of the Long Term Plan, Council agreed to invest $39.4 million to develop a 3550m2 museum at Queens Park, to be completed in […]
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