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 a safe and enjoyable break!
☎️ Need to get in touch after-hours?For urgent enquires after-hours phone (03) 211 1679 at any time. |
Check below for a full list of the individual Council facilities:
- Bluff Service Centre
- Bluff Public Library
- BusSmart
- Cemeteries and Crematorium
- Civic Administration Building
- Civic Theatre
- He Waka Tuia
- Invercargill Public Library
- Leven Street Car Park
- Parks
- Rubbish & Recycling
- Splash Palace
- Waste Transfer Station
- WasteNet
| Bluff Public Library bluff@ilibrary.co.nz |
98 Gore Street, Bluff (03) 212 6804 |
| Friday 23 December | 9am-5pm |
| Saturday 24 December | 10am-1pm |
| Sunday 25 December – Tuesday 27 December | CLOSED |
| Wednesday 28 December – Friday 30 December | 9am-5pm |
| Saturday 31 December | 10am-1pm |
| Sunday 1 January – Tuesday 3 January | CLOSED |
| Wednesday 4 January – Friday 6 January | 9am – 5pm |
| Saturday 7 January | 10am– 1pm |
| Sunday 8 January | CLOSED |
| Monday 9 January | Normal hours resume |
| BusSmart |
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| Sunday 25 December – Tuesday 27 December | NO BUSES |
| Wednesday 28 December – Saturday 31 December | Saturday timetable |
| Sunday 1 January – Tuesday 3 January | NO BUSES |
| Wednesday 4 January | Normal bus service resumes |
| Civic Administration Building (CAB) service@icc.govt.nz |
101 Esk Street, Invercargill (03) 211 1777 |
| Friday 23 December | 8.30am – 12pm |
| Saturday 24 December – Sunday 8 January | CLOSED |
| Monday 9 January | Normal hours resume |
| Civic Theatre theatreservices@icc.govt.nz |
88 Tay Street, Invercargill (03) 211 1777 |
| Friday 23 December | 8am – 1pm |
| Saturday 24 December – Sunday 8 January | CLOSED |
| Monday 9 January | Normal hours resume |
| He Waka Tuia hello@hewakatuia.nz |
42 Kelvin Street, Invercargill (03) 211 8408 |
| Friday 23 December | 10am – 12pm |
| Saturday 24 December | 11am-2.30pm |
| Sunday 25 December | CLOSED |
| Monday 26 December – Tuesday 27 December | 11am – 2.30pm |
| Wednesday 28 December – Friday 30 December | 10am-5pm |
| Saturday 31 December – Tuesday 3 January | 11am-2.30pm |
| Wednesday 4 January | Normal hours resume |
| Invercargill Public Library help@ilibrary.co.nz |
50 Dee Street, Invercargill (03) 211 1444 |
| Friday 23 December | 9am – 6pm |
| Saturday 24 December | 10am-1pm |
| Sunday 25 December – Tuesday 27 December | CLOSED |
| Wednesday 28 December – Friday 30 December | 9am-5pm |
| Saturday 31 December | 10am-4pm |
| Sunday 1 January – Tuesday 3 January | CLOSED |
| Wednesday 4 January | Normal hours resume |
| Leven Street Car Park 11 Level Street, Invercargill |
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| Friday 23 December | Normal hours |
| Saturday 24 December | Normal hours |
| Sunday 25 December – Tuesday 27 December | CLOSED |
| Wednesday 28 December – Saturday 31 December | Normal hours |
| Sunday 1 January – Tuesday 3 January | CLOSED |
| Wednesday 4 January | Normal hours resume |
| Parks Office parks@icc.govt.nz |
Queens Park, Invercargill (03) 211 1777 |
| Friday 23 December | 8.30am – 12pm |
| Saturday 24 December – Sunday 8 January | CLOSED |
| Monday 9 January | Normal hours resume |
| Parks and reserves areas will be open to the public as usual | |
| Winter Gardens (Queens Park) | |
| Sunday 25 December | CLOSED |
| Animal reserve (Queens Park) | |
| Sunday 25 December | CLOSED |
| Aviary (Queens Park) | |
| Sunday 25 December | CLOSED |
| Rubbish and Recycling Collection |
wastenet.org.nz wastenet@icc.govt.nz |
| There will be no collections Monday 26 December 2022 or Monday 2 January 2023 due to public holidays. Collections will be one day later.
Visit WasteNet to find your normal collection date: Find your bin day |
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| Waste Transfer Stations |
Invercargill | Bluff |
| Sunday 25 December | CLOSED | CLOSED |
| Monday 26 December | OPEN | CLOSED |
| Sunday 1 January | CLOSED | CLOSED |
| Monday 2 January | OPEN | CLOSED |
| Splash Palace splash.palace@icc.govt.nz |
56 Elles Road (03) 217 7506 |
| Friday 23 December | 5.30am – 9pm |
| Saturday 24 December | 6am-5pm |
| Sunday 25 December | CLOSED |
| Monday 26 December – Tuesday 3 January 2022 | 9am – 5pm |
| Wednesday 4 January | Normal hours resume |
