These are the holiday hours for Council departments over the Christmas / New Year period. If you would like more information please contact the telephone number listed.
Download the Christmas Hours PDF
Emergencies and urgent enquiries, Invercargill and Bluff – 03 211 1679 at any time
ICC Administration Building: 03 211 1777
The Administration Building closes at 1pm on Tuesday 24 December 2019 and reopens at 8am on Monday 6 January 2020.
Bluff Service Centre: 03 212 8704
Council Administration Functions
These services close at 1pm on Tuesday 24 December 2019 and reopen at 8.30am on Monday 6 January 2020.
New Zealand Post / Kiwibank / Lotto Hours
- Tuesday 24 December 2019: Open for Council 8.30am-1pm, open for NZ Post / Kiwibank / Lotto 8.30am–5pm
- Wednesday 25 December 2019: Closed
- Thursday 26 December 2019: Closed
- Friday 27 December 2019: Open for NZ Post / Kiwibank / Lotto 8.30am-5pm
- Saturday 28 December 2019: Open for NZ Post / Kiwibank 10am–1.30pm, open for Lotto
10am–7pm
- Sunday 29 December 2019: Closed
- Monday 30 December 2019: Open for NZ Post / Kiwibank / Lotto 8.30am-5pm
- Tuesday 31 December 2019: Open for NZ Post / Kiwibank / Lotto 8.30am-5pm
- Wednesday 1 January 2020: Open for Lotto 1pm-6.30pm
- Thursday 2 January 2019: Closed
- Friday 3 January 2020: Open for NZ Post / Kiwibank / Lotto 8.30am-5pm
AQUATIC SERVICES
Splash Palace: 03 217 7506 www.splashpalace.co.nz
- Tuesday 24 December 2019: 5.30am-5pm
- Wednesday 25 December 2019: Closed
- Thursday 26 December 2019 to Sunday 5 January 2020: 9am-5pm
- Normal hours resume Monday 6 January 2020
Bluff Swimming Pool 03 212 7062
Closed from Wednesday 25 December 2019, with normal hours resuming on Monday 6 January 2020.
BUILDING SERVICES 03 211 1777
There will be no building inspections between Christmas and New Year.
Bus Smart
- Wednesday 25 December 2019: No buses
- Thursday 26 December 2019: No buses
- Friday 27 December 2019 to Tuesday 31 December 2019: Saturday timetable 10.30am–3pm
- Wednesday 1 January 2020: No buses
- Thursday 2 January 2020: No buses
- Friday 3 January 2020: Normal bus service resumes
For more information call 0800 Bus Smart or go to www.bussmart.co.nz
LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES
Invercargill Public Library 03 211 1444
- Tuesday 24 December 2019: 9am-1pm
- Wednesday 25 December 2019: Closed
- Thursday 26 December 2019: Closed
- Friday 27 December 2019: 9am-7pm
- Saturday 28 December 2019: 10am-4pm
- Sunday 29 December 2019: 10am-4pm
- Monday 30 December 2019: 9am-7pm
- Tuesday 31 December 2019: 9am-7pm
- Wednesday 1 January 2020: Closed
- Thursday 2 January 2020: Closed
- Friday 3 January 2020: Normal hours resume
Bluff Public Library 03 212 8704
- Tuesday 24 December 2019: 1pm-5pm
- Wednesday 25 December 2019: Closed
- Thursday 26 December 2019: Closed
- Friday 27 December 2019: 12pm-4pm
- Saturday 28 December 2019: 10am-1pm
- Sunday 29 December 2019: Closed
- Monday 30 December 2019: 1pm-5pm
- Tuesday 31 December 2019: 1pm-5pm
- Wednesday 1 January 2020: Closed
- Thursday 2 January 2020: Closed
- Friday 3 January 2020: Normal hours resume
For more information go to www.ilibrary.co.nz
Parking – Leven Street Park Zone, Central City 03 211 1786
- Saturday 21 December 2019: 9am-4pm
- Sunday 22 December 2019: 9am-4pm
- Monday 23 December 2019: 7am-7pm
- Tuesday 24 December 2019: 7am-7pm
- Wednesday 25 December 2019: Closed
- Thursday 26 December 2019: Closed
- Friday 27 December 2019: 7am-9pm
- Saturday 28 December 2019: 9am-4pm
- Sunday 29 December 2019: 9am-4pm
- Monday 30 December 2019: 7am-7pm
- Tuesday 31 December 2019: Closed
- Wednesday 1 January 2020: Closed
- Thursday 2 January 2020: Closed
- Friday 3 January 2020: 7am-9pm
Parks Division 03 219 9070
Queens Park (Office)
- Tuesday 24 December 2019: Closed at 1pm
- Monday 6 January 2020: Reopens at 8am
For urgent assistance please ring the 24 hour number 03 211 1679
Parks and Reserves
Will be open to the public as per usual
Glasshouse Displays – Queens Park
- Wednesday 25 December 2019: Closed
- All other days: 10am–5pm
Cemeteries and Crematorium (Office)
- Wednesday 25 December 2019: Office closed, no services
- Thursday 26 December 2019: Office closed, no services
- Friday 27 December 2019 to Tuesday 31 December 2019: Office and services (normal hours)
- Wednesday 1 January 2020: Office closed, no services
- Thursday 2 January 2020: Office closed, no services
- Friday 3 January 2020: Office reopens 8am
Recycling and Rubbish Collection
- Wednesday 25 December 2019: No recycling or rubbish collections today. Collections will be one day later for the rest of the week, e.g. Wednesday collections will be on Thursday, Thursday collections will be on Friday and Friday collections will be on Saturday.
- Wednesday 1 January 2020: No recycling or rubbish collections today. Collections will be one day later for the rest of the week, e.g. Wednesday collections will be on Thursday, Thursday collections will be on Friday and Friday collections will be on Saturday.
- Monday 6 January 2020: Normal recycling and rubbish collections will resume for all collection areas.
If you are unsure of your collection day please visit www.wastenet.org.nz
Waste Transfer Station Operating Hours
Invercargill Transfer Station
- Wednesday 25 December 2019: Closed
- Wednesday 1 January 2020: Closed
Bluff Transfer Station
- Wednesday 25 December 2019: Closed
- Thursday 26 December 2019: Closed
- Wednesday 1 January 2020: Closed
- Thursday 2 January 2020: Closed
If you are unsure of the transfer station’s operating hours please visit www.wastenet.org.nz
