The former Don Street Umbrella Sculpture, Our people – Time and Place, has found a new home. The sculpture and the named bricks laid underneath were carefully uplifted from Don St in July in order to allow the City Streets Upgrade to begin. Invercargill City Council Manager Parks and Recreation Caroline Rain said the artwork, […]
Read More >New directors appointed to Invercargill City Holdings Limited Group
Five new directors have been appointed to Invercargill City Holdings Limited Group. Invercargill City Holdings Limited Group (ICHL) is a 100 per cent owned subsidiary of the Invercargill City Council, which ensures its trading companies, including Electricity Invercargill Limited and Invercargill Airport Limited, are operating efficiently to make sure that maximum returns are made as […]
Read More >Stead St Stopbank Upgrade set to begin next month
Work on a climate resilience project to upgrade the Stead St Stopbank is set to begin next month with some significant traffic management in place. As part of a key climate resilience project in Southland, Invercargill City Council is upgrading the Stead St Stopbank with a sheet pile wall to protect the city, the Invercargill […]
Read More >Mana whenua representatives announced
Invercargill City Council’s first mana whenua-appointed roles have been filled, with nominees to take part in an historic first committee meeting of the Infrastructural Committee on 5 October, 2021. Pania Coote of Te Runanga o Awarua and Evelyn Cook of Waihōpai Rūnaka will be appointed members of the Performance, Policy and Partnerships and Infrastructural Services […]
Read More >Council partners with iwi to protect forest, support jobs
A groundbreaking new partnership between Iwi and the Invercargill City Council is set to support job growth, training and address climate change. Council and Te Tapu o Tāne, a collective of the four Papatipu Rūnanga o Murihiku, have joined forces to develop a native plant nursery and propagation venture at the Council’s current nursery site […]
Read More >Invercargill City Council reopens facilities at Alert Level 2
Masks, contact tracing and social distancing are all part of the new normal as Invercargill City Council facilities re-open in Alert Level 2. Invercargill City Council general manager customer and environment Trudie Hurst said in line with Government recommendations, all visitors to Council facilities and service centres must sign in or scan, wear a mask […]
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