The Invercargill branch of Calder Stewart has been awarded the contract to construct a new tuatara enclosure within the animal reserve at Queens Park. The enclosure is part of Project 1225, which will also see a brand-new museum, Te Unua Museum of Southland, built in Invercargill, along with a museum collection storage facility constructed at […]
Read More >Road users reminded to plan ahead, as Branxholme Pipeline Upgrade hits city streets
The Branxholme Pipeline Upgrade is set to broach Invercargill’s city streets soon. Work on installing the pipeline at Bainfield Rd – the busy Waikiwi thoroughfare – is scheduled to start on November 14. Invercargill City Council Programme Director Lee Butcher said although the project had already had some impact on members of the community, its […]
Read More >Council successfully delivers on performance measures
Invercargill City Council has met more performance measures in the 2022/23 financial year than the previous year, the newly released Annual Report shows. The Annual Report for the financial year ending 30 June 2023 was adopted at an Extraordinary Council Meeting on Tuesday. The Annual Report outlines Council’s financial position and performance for the 2022-2023 […]
Read More >Ōtātara School pupils make their voices heard during Sandy Point Domain consultation
The public consultation process is a way for everybody in a community to share their thoughts, and the pupils at Ōtātara School are no exception. Invercargill City Councillors agreed during a Community Wellbeing Committee in September to release the Sandy Point Domain Masterplan. Meanwhile, engagement on the review of Council’s Sandy Point Domain Management Plan […]
Read More >Invercargill’s taonga tuatara undergo health checks
Plunket checks are a regular part of life for many Kiwi babies – and for Invercargill’s taonga tuatara, too. The city has long been home to a group of tuatara, ranging from juveniles to perhaps Invercargill’s most famous resident of all, Henry: the oldest member of our tuatara population. While his exact age is unknown, […]
Read More >Invercargill residents invited to have their say in the formation of the Donovan Park Masterplan
Invercargill City Council is inviting residents to have their say on the future of Donovan Park to help establish a prolonged plan. The Donovan Park Masterplan will help inform the next 30-50 years of park use, asset renewal, and development, and help guide funding decisions. Once approved, it will inform the development of the next […]
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