Emergency Management Southland (EMS) has activated an 0800 number, email address and website contact form to ensure every Southlander can access the support they need during the Covid-19 lockdown, Group Controller Angus McKay says. New Zealand is now at Alert Level 4 of the Covid-19 Response, which means anyone not involved in essential work, needs to […]

The Invercargill City Council is taking the lead from the Ministry of Health and Central Government in relation to COVID-19 (novel coronavirus). For information, updates, and health advice,  including FAQs and what financial assistance may be available please visit: wwww.covid19.govt.nz Council offers many options to access its services online. Use My Invercargill to report a problem, make […]

Splash Palace, along with Invercargill and Bluff libraries, will be closed to the public from the end of today. Invercargill City Council Chief Executive Clare Hadley said the decision to close these public facilities was not taken lightly, and was based on recent announcements and guidance in relation to Covid-19. “We feel this is the […]

The roads around the new Marama Roundabout have reopened. 30km/h speed limits are still in place until the contractors have completed all the minor works including top soiling and installing non regulatory road marking. This is planned to be completed by the end of next week. Work on the Rockdale Road, Tweed Street, and Oteramika […]

Stirling Point Track is due to reopen today following the construction of a new boardwalk. A Kingtide storm event washed away a piece of the existing path at Stirling Point walkway making the existing bank unstable for public use, resulting in the construction of a new medium term boardwalk. Working closely with Heritage NZ, a […]