After the popularity of He Waka Tuia’s exhibition PLAY last year, the team is bringing it back for more fun this year. Opening Saturday, PLAY 2.0 will be a feast for the senses with multiple different stations throughout He Waka Tuia with activities for families to immerse themselves in. He Waka Tuia Art Curator Bridget […]
Read More >Candidate statements published
Candidate statements from the 14 Council hopefuls in the 2023 Invercargill City Council by-election have been published. Nominations for the Invercargill City Council by-election opened on 11 May following the resignation of former councillor Nigel Skelt, also in May. Council Deputy Electoral Officer and Manager Governance and Legal Michael Morris said the candidate statements […]
Read More >Invercargill’s Stead Street Stopbank, Speed Management win merit awards
Two Council projects gained second-place merit awards at the IPWEA NZ Asset Management Excellence Awards 2023 last night. The Invercargill Speed Management and Stead Street Stopbank Upgrade projects were recognised in the awards, held by the Institute of Public Works Engineers Australasia – New Zealand (IPWEA NZ). IPWEA – NZ is the industry association for professionals […]
Read More >Invercargill City Council rates increase planned
Council will be presented with an Annual Plan with a 5.67 per cent rates increase on Tuesday. Invercargill City Council’s Annual Plan 2023/24 outlines what the Council will spend on projects and day-to-day services over the next financial year and how these will be financed. Mayor Nobby Clark said Council have kept the rising cost […]
Read More >Insect breeding at Queens Park helps keep tuatara and birds happily fed
Most people would shudder to stick their hand into a box full of locusts, but Invercargill City Council Living Species Officer Jessey Beattie-Mackey doesn’t even flinch. She’s spreading freshly picked grass amongst a load of locusts that are launching themselves every which way around the glass box in a frenzy of wings and legs. These […]
Read More >Mobile pump track to bring communities together
Stunt rider Levi Goodall will be one of the drawcards at the official launch of Southland’s new portable pump track next month. Photo: supplied Southland will soon boast a brand-new way to bring communities together, with a mobile modular pump track currently on a freighter bound for Bluff. The 64-metre-long track will allow […]
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