Aimee Wilson
The Invercargill City Council would prefer to keep its future water services delivery in house under Local Water Done Well, but will consult on three options under legislative requirements. The Infrastructure and Projects committee met for over three hours on Tuesday to work through the options, and was one of
Starting Sunday evening, 19th January, crews will work on SH1 Tay Street between the Troopers roundabout and Deveron Street in both directions. This work will take place Sunday to Thursday, from 6 pm to 6 am. If you park in the Invercargill Central car park, please ensure your vehicle is
Invercargill’s new aged care facility and dementia village will be officially opened in mid-March, and the Hawthorndale Care Village committee has invited the Prime Minister to do the honours. The $39 million project has set the stage in New Zealand with its state-of-the-art aged care model, allowing residents to
Organisers of the inaugural Sandy Point Backyard Ultra marathon last weekend were excited to introduce a new event to Invercargill. One of now 14 backyard ultra events around the country, the Sandy Point Ultra is held every year on the second weekend of January. Organised by Patrick and Joanna Manulat,
Mayor Nobby Clark has a big challenge ahead of him this year, proposing rates increases of just 2.3% - among the lowest of all councils in the country. A report from him will go to the Invercargill City Council for its first meeting of the year in late January,
An Invercargill family had to swim for 45 minutes to shore from Bluff harbour to the wharf last week, after their catamaran became swamped with water. Autoplex owner Daniel Blain said the family had borrowed some life jackets from him and were going to take their boat out to give
Invercargill Deputy Mayor Tom Campbell said the decision by council to grant consent for 21m high power pylons on Findlay Road may have not been the best one. Councillors backed Ian Pottinger’s Notice of Motion to amend the District Plan at Tuesday's Community Wellbeing and Regulatory Committee.
* Night-time resurfacing of Invercargill’s central city streets begins on 12 January 2024. * Works will involve 8,500 tonnes of asphalt across key state highways and streets. * Roads will reopen during the day with detours and speed limits as needed. Roadworks to resurface Invercargill’s central city streets will begin