These photos supplied by Linda McGaw, owner of The Grand Hotel, show she has the perfect spot to watch the impressive Ryal Bush Transport Ltd teamwork take down the former Langlands/Caledonian building. The demolition of this heritage building has forced the temporary closure of some of our city’s main streets, to allow for a fall […]
Read More >Esk Street reversal: So far, so good
The reversal of Esk Street has so far “gone exceptionally well,” Invercargill City Council Roading Manager Russell Pearson says. Since Saturday, March 23, detours and alternative access routes were implemented throughout the inner-city to ensure public safety during demolition of buildings on the corner of Don and Dee Streets, resulting in the closure of Dee […]
Read More >Southland Regional Development Agency board named
Ian Collier, a former senior manager of Air New Zealand and Telecom, has been appointed as chair of the new Southland Regional Development Agency, which will incorporate Venture Southland. The new agency’s board is made up of local and national figures with a broad range of relevant skills. The board members are: Click to […]
Read More >New Anderson Park Walkway Opened
On Friday, March 15, a new walkway at Anderson Park was opened as part of Discover Our Parks for Parks Week. The new walkway is 750 metres long and took about six months to complete. It was a stunning day, with an amazing performance from the Aurora College Kapa Haka group and a beautiful blessing […]
Read More >ICC Surf to City gets thousands active
About 3000 people took part in this year’s ICC Surf to City, with organisers deeming the event a roaring success. The event, the largest on the Sport Southland calendar, was held on Sunday March 10, and involved 12km, 6km, and 3km options that participants could bike, run or walk. Sport Southland chief executive Brendon McDermott […]
Read More >Council trials Magical Park app in city first
The Invercargill City Council is trialing a game that children can use on smart devices at specific parks and reserves in the city. Magical Park, developed by GEO AR Games, is an app that can be downloaded via the app store or Google Play, and turns a normal urban city park into a digital fantasy […]
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