Councillors get sneak peek of nearly finished museum collection storage facility

Invercargill City Councillors have been treated to a first look at the almost-complete Tisbury Storage Facility. The facility – part of Council’s Project 1225, to build new cultural facilities within the city including Invercargill’s new museum and a specialist tuatara enclosure – will house precious museum collection items when they are not on public display. […]

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Splash Palace to host free water safety workshop

With summer fast approaching, the community are being invited to attend free water safety workshop to prepare for a summer of safe swimming. To mark Water Safety Month this November, Invercargill’s aquatic centre Splash Palace is working with Drowning Prevention Auckland to offer specially tailored free water safety courses to the community. Invercargill City Council […]

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Council maintains AA+ credit rating for another year

Invercargill City Council has had its AA+ with a stable outlook credit rating affirmed for the fifth year in a row. International credit rating agency Fitch Ratings delivered its reassessment on Friday, saying its expectation was that Council maintains “a ‘High mid-range’ risk profile, given its autonomy on rates and ability to manage expenditure growth, […]

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Te Unua Museum of Southland Museum Director appointed

Invercargill’s museum redevelopment has been given another major boost, with the appointment of its director made official. Invercargill City Council Chief Executive Michael Day said he was pleased to announce that Eloise Wallace has been appointed to the position of Museum Director for the city’s new cultural facility, Te Unua Museum of Southland. “Eloise comes […]

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Gibson International to craft new Invercargill museum experience

The award-winning, New Zealand-owned firm Gibson International has been named as the successful experience designers for Invercargill’s new museum.  Comprised of three new cultural facilities to be built in Invercargill, Project 1225 is Invercargill City Council’s major infrastructure project and Te Unua Museum of Southland will be the jewel in its crown. After the existing […]

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