Young budding art lovers have got the opportunity to walk in a curator’s shoes and help decide what the next He Waka Tuia exhibition will look like. Kids Can Curate is the chance for anyone under the age of 18 to look through 70 works of art from the Invercargill Public Art Gallery collection and […]
Read More >Christmas Holiday Hours 2022
Refer to this page for up-to-date details on opening hours, service changes, and contact details for Council facilities over the 🎄 Christmas and 🎆 New Year period. We hope you have a safe and enjoyable break! ☎️ Need to get in touch after-hours? For urgent enquires after-hours phone (03) 211 1679 at any […]
Read More >Bluff Community Board Bursary applications open
The thought of studying law was something that had never crossed Bluff twins Makareta and Katarina Coote’s minds. The pair were at the University of Otago for an open day, heading to an archaeology lecture, when the Dean of Law entered the elevator they were in. When he found out where they were headed he […]
Read More >Bluff Community Board votes to reinstate Ray Fife as chair
A lot has happened in Bluff in the past nine years, but Community Board chairman Ray Fife believes this upcoming term might be the most exciting yet. On November 28, at the inaugural meeting of the new Bluff Community Board, Fife was reinstated as chairman for his fourth term. Fife and Tammi Topi are the […]
Read More >Construction of museum storage facility under way as beginning of Project 1225 marked
Work on the storage facility to house the Southland Museum and Art Gallery collection is officially under way after a site blessing and sod-turning event on Thursday morning. The commencement of work at the storage facility marks the start of Project 1225, which will also deliver a new museum base build and tuatara facility by […]
Read More >Elves ask City children for help in shock move
The tamariki of Waihōpai are being asked to help as Santa’s elves have become the latest to feel the pinch of global supply chain issues. City children and their whānau are being asked to help decorate the Invercargill Civic Christmas Trees using natural, found waterproof materials and to be in to win a family fun […]
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