There’s a party at Splash Palace and everyone’s invited. Splash Palace is hosting a week of celebrations from Monday, July 4 to mark the reopening of the pool, which has been closed for planned maintenance since early June. The celebrations include several special deals, including free hydroslide passes, free swim school lessons and discounted memberships. […]
Read More >Library fines scrapped
Fines for late books are being scrapped at Invercargill City Libraries and Archives from next month. From Friday 1 July library users will no longer have to pay overdue library fees and all historical fines will be wiped. Council Libraries Manager Marianne Foster said statistics from both Aotearoa and overseas showed library fines were a […]
Read More >Come PLAY at He Waka Tuia
It’s playtime at He Waka Tuia. PLAY, opening to the public at He Waka Tuia in Don St on Saturday 18 June, is an exhibition developed for tamariki, rangatahi and the young at heart. He Waka Tuia is a museum and art space that is a joint initiative between the Invercargill Public Art Gallery […]
Read More >Council hopefuls invited to information session
People interested in running for Invercargill City Council are invited to an information session next week to find out what’s involved in the job. The Local Government election to elect 12 Councillors and the Mayor for Invercargill city will take place in October this year. The Council’s candidate information session is on Wednesday 22 June […]
Read More >Shared pathway to open
The shared pathway along the new Stead St Stopbank will be open from 5pm on Friday, June 3. Invercargill City Council has been upgrading the Stead St and Cobbe Rd stopbanks with a sheet pile wall and earthen embankment to protect the city, the Invercargill Airport and critical infrastructure from extreme weather events, sea level […]
Read More >Council files going digital
Residents wanting information held on Invercargill City Council property files will enjoy much faster service in the future as the city’s property files go digital. Council’s property files are currently housed in the basement of the Central Administration Building and comprise thousands of paper files which are accessed daily by Council staff as well as […]
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