The long awaited Suqian Friendship Garden in Queens Park is now open to the public. The most recent addition to Queens Park, the completion of the Chinese Garden marks another milestone in the long-running relationship between Invercargill City and Suqian City of Jiangsu province in China. Since forming sister city ties in November 2013, both […]
Read More >Rubbish truck fire likely caused by hot ashes
Careless disposal of hot ashes are believed to have caused a rubbish truck fire in Invercargill yesterday, with the quick thinking of the driver being credited for averting what could have been a deadly incident. Bond Contracts representative Mark Simpson said the wheelie bin truck had only just started its run emptying rubbish bins in […]
Read More >Great South welcomes the return of Air New Zealand jet service
Today has been a great day for the Southland region! Following the Government’s announcement of the national Tourism Recovery Package and support for Regional Tourism Organisations, Air New Zealand has confirmed that an A320 jet service will operate between Auckland and Invercargill. The popular flight will operate four return jet services a week. In addition, […]
Read More >Boost for Southland tourism
A significant allocation of funding for Southland’s Regional Tourism Organisations (RTOs) is set to play a pivotal role in the sector’s rebuild. Today the Government announced up to $20.2 million has been made available for the countries 31 RTOs as part of the $400 million Tourism Recovery Fund. This includes Great South as Southland’s Regional […]
Read More >Competition to support our CBD launched
Invercargill City Council is supporting our inner-city retailers by offering the public a chance to win vouchers to spend in-store. City Centre Co-Ordinator Shru Shrivastava said the competition, Pop Quiz – Pop into our CBD, was a small way Council could encourage more people to shop local, and shop in the CBD. The competition will […]
Read More >ICC asks: Extra Money for City Block?
Invercargill City Council is asking its community: should we invest extra money in the city block? At a meeting on Monday, Councillors agreed to seek feedback from the community on further investment in the city block development. At this stage, Council’s preferred option is to invest a further $16million in the development, and to invest […]
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