There’s more than first meets the eye at the first He Waka Tuia exhibition for the year. Joint exhibitions The Art of the Flower by Rod Eales and Potion by Anita DeSoto opened on Saturday. He Waka Tuia manager Sarah Brown said both exhibitions offered fresh perspectives and a deeper meaning than first glance. DeSoto’s […]
Read More >Branxholme Pipeline Upgrade enters home stretch
Work on one of Invercargill City Council’s major infrastructure investments is on the home stretch. The Branxholme Pipeline Upgrade will ensure that water is able to get to Invercargill and Bluff without disruption, and the community continues to enjoy access to clean, safe drinking water. The project will see more than 10 kilometres of pipeline […]
Read More >Construction continues at Te Unua Museum of Southland
The new year has begun, and progress on Te Unua Museum of Southland has risen from below the ground. The first major piece of mahi to be undertaken in 2025 was the installation of the first 14 precast concrete panels, quickly followed by the pouring of the next section of main floor slab in the […]
Read More >Community gardens ripe for the picking
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 – […]
Read More >Bin inspections to ensure community recycles correctly to resume
Bin inspections to ensure the people of Invercargill and Southland are recycling correctly are back. WasteNet Southland Director Fiona Walker said starting on 10 February, inspections of yellow bins would resume through the Invercargill City and Southland District boundaries. It followed similar moves in areas such as Dunedin, Auckland, and Christchurch, she said. “The programme […]
Read More >Keeping the CBD smoke and vapefree this summer
With the summer sun shining, and Invercargill’s inner-city set to see an increase in foot traffic, we’re reminding people to keep this area smoke and vapefree. Invercargill City Council Manager Environmental Services Gillian Cavanagh said with more people expected to be out and about during the summer months, it was important to remember that there […]
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