Mana whenua were joined by Mayor Nobby Clark, Councillors, Council staff, contractors, retailers and guests for a whakawātea and blessing on Friday 14 April to settle the streets and mark the end of over two years of work. Invercargill City Council started work in 2021 to upgrade Esk and Don streets. Extensive repair and replacement […]
Read More >Archaeological find pauses Dee St work
Work on Dee St has been paused after contractors discovered a possible archaeological feature while digging in for a new stormwater main. Invercargill City Council contractors have been working to replace the ageing and undersized stormwater network along Dee St for the past two weeks. Council Group Manager Infrastructure Erin Moogan said during the course […]
Read More >Architects appointed for Invercargill’s new museum design
Invercargill City Council has appointed the architectural design team that will create the city’s new museum. Australian architects Fjcstudio, together with Auckland firms Evatt Martin Architects and design Tribe have been selected to design the new museum building as part of Project 1225. Council Programme Director Lee Butcher said the project team was impressed with […]
Read More >Housing Innovation project launched with whakawātea
Invercargill City Council staff and guests joined mana whenua at a whakawātea to mark the beginning of the Housing Innovation project on Friday. Four energy-efficient, warm and healthy homes are to be built on Council-owned land as a first step towards renovating and revitalising Council housing in the city. Council Group Manager infrastructure Erin Moogan […]
Read More >Invercargill city residential rates rise probable
The Invercargill City Council 2023/2024 Draft Annual Plan update has pointed to a probable rates rise of 5.5%. The 2023/2024 Annual Plan, still in its drafting stages, outlines what Council plans to spend on projects and day-to-day services over the coming financial year and how that work will be financed. Mayor Nobby Clark said Council […]
Read More >First contact between Southern Māori and Captain Cook to be depicted in latest He Waka Tuia exhibition Tamatea
He Waka Tuia’s latest exhibition will commemorate the 250th anniversary of first contact between Southern Māori and explorer and cartographer Captain James Cook. Tamatea, which starts on 26 March, marks the time between the same date in 1773 and 11 May 1773, when the crew of the Resolution sheltered in Tamatea and began to explore […]
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