The Invercargill City Council will consider whether to put a proposal to invest in the City Block Development out for public consultation. At its meeting on April 16, Council asked that a Statement of Proposal for investment in the City Block and other necessary documents be prepared for consideration. At an extraordinary Council meeting on […]
Read More >Emergency Management Southland Survey
Emergency Management Southland is undertaking a survey to find out how prepared Southlanders are for a Civil Defence Emergency. By filling out the survey you’ll help with future emergency planning for the region. You’ll also go in the draw to win one of five $200 grocery vouchers. Emergency Management Southland 2019 Preparedness Survey
Read More >Invercargill City Council Wins Marketing Award
The Invercargill City Council’s stellar marketing campaign for Discover our Parks has won a national award. Recreation Aotearoa presented Council staff with the award for marketing and media at a ceremony in Auckland last week. In March, Council’s Parks and Recreation team organised a week of events to celebrate Parks Week 2019, titled Discover our Parks. […]
Read More >Stall Holder Application’s Open For Matariki Festival
Matariki, the Māori New Year, is recognised by the rising of a cluster of stars known as the Pleiades that appear in mid-winter. The Matariki Festival is a celebration of friendship, collaboration, arts and harvest – and a time to celebrate the abundance of culture and talent in New Zealand. Invercargill’s Matariki Festival runs in […]
Read More >Discover our Parks winner shares grand prize
Bunnies and goats were the stars of the Animal Reserve as the winner of the grand prize from Discover our Parks enjoyed a private tour of the enclosures at Queens Park. Hayley Ward, who entered the competition at the Russell Square Discover our Parks event in March, shared her prize with her husband Joshua, friend […]
Read More >Composer Alex Lithgow’s Statue Unveiled
A new bronze statue honouring famed Invercargill composer Alex Lithgow has been unveiled in the city, more than a century since he composed a tune which has become world-renowned. The official unveiling of the statue, on Saturday, was attended by the Invercargill Garrison band, members of the public, and even three generations of Lithgow’s […]
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