Invercargill City Youth Council members are keen to connect rangatahi with the wider community, and have invited them to take part in an out-of-the-box market day. Invercargill’s first-ever Umbrella Market, run by the youth council’s Summer Committee, will be an opportunity for those aged between five and 19 to sell their wares using upside-down umbrellas […]
Read More >Museum storage facility officially opened in Invercargill
Southland’s new museum collection storage facility at Tisbury has been officially opened in a formal ceremony today. Invercargill City Council’s Project 1225 development includes the construction of the new storage facility, Te Pātaka Taoka Southern Regional Collections Storage Facility, as well as that of a specialist tuatara enclosure and a new museum, Te Unua Museum […]
Read More >New Te Unua Museum of Southland Director welcomed to Invercargill
The new Museum Director for Invercargill’s Te Unua Museum of Southland has been officially welcomed to the city in a mihi whakatau. Te Unua Museum of Southland is part of Invercargill City Council’s Project 1225 development, which also includes the recently-completed Te Pātaka Taoka Southern Regional Collections Facility and a specialist tuatara enclosure within the […]
Read More >What to expect from Council this year
There is always plenty going on around Council. Here is what you can expect to see from us in 2024: Branxholme Pipe Upgrade The replacement of more than 10km of aged pipeline began in mid-2022 and is expected to be completed by the end of the year. It is currently in the Myers St […]
Read More >Bluff Boat Ramp update
Work is well under way for the development of the new Bluff boat ramp and floating pontoons. Crews took a break over the festive season but have dived back in on 15 January. Caissons have been installed underwater, ready for the pile sleeves and piles to be inserted. Last year, the West Jetty was demolished […]
Read More >Invercargill City Mayor home and on the road to recovery
Invercargill City Mayor Nobby Clark is back home and recovering after having double bypass heart surgery last week. Mayor Clark suffered a minor heart attack on the afternoon of Wednesday 27 December and subsequently underwent double bypass surgery on Wednesday 3 January at Dunedin Hospital. Mayor Clark was originally scheduled to have a quadruple bypass […]
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