The harvest is ready once again – come and grab some fresh vegetables and herbs from our community gardens. The glass roof and walls of the former Cacti House, adjoining the Winter Gardens, at Queens Park have been removed for health and safety reasons, and the space – along with several nearby garden plots – […]
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Earthquake strengthening work to be carried out at Surrey Park Grandstand
The Surrey Park Grandstand is in line to be given a facelift. Originally built in 1964, the Invercargill City Council will undertake earthquake strengthening work at the grandstand. The project will be carried out by Amalgamated Builders Ltd. Council Manager for Parks and Recreation Caroline Rain said the upgrade would ensure the grandstand met user […]
Read More >Bluff Adventure Park to open soon
Completion of Bluff’s newest adventure park is only a few months away, with ongoing discussions about the trail and park names set to wrap up this month. The newly named Motupōhue Adventure Park will consist of more than 10km of mountain bike and walking tracks of varying expertise levels across Bluff Hill Motupōhue including an […]
Read More >Council and Loss and Grief Centre partnership a blooming success
Invercargill’s Queens Park is set to get a little brighter in the coming weeks, as hundreds of daffodil bulbs have been planted in partnership with the Invercargill Loss and Grief Centre. In an area now known as Memory Lane, Parks staff have planted over 850 daffodil bulbs which had been donated by the Loss and […]
Read More >Crowds welcome tuatara to new home
More than 2000 curious locals ventured out to Queens Park on Saturday to welcome Invercargill’s tuatara colony to their new home at Te Moutere – Tuatara Island. The opening celebration, dubbed Henry’s Housewarming, was the first opportunity the public has had to view the tuatara since they were moved from their home in Southland Museum […]
Read More >New tuatara facility set to open next month
Invercargill’s much-anticipated new tuatara enclosure will be unveiled at an official opening event next month, followed by a public opening day celebration. The opening events will mark the first time the tuatara have been seen in public since they vacated their home in the Southland Museum and Art Gallery last year. Invercargill City Council Parks […]
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