Community

A day after the announcement that $10 million of Government money was heading south for City Block, developer Scott O’Donnell is a happy man. “We had no expectation of any money, but any money makes it easier,” he said. With the Invercargill City Council also agreeing this week to invest $46 million

Southland DisAbility Enterprises (SdE) has secured the Invercargill City Council contract for recycling services for the next 18 months. SdE general manager Hamish McMurdo said it was pleasing that SdE staff could continue to provide the services that were so important to the community.  “Many of ou

The City Block development is back on track with the Invercargill City Council agreeing to go ahead with the $46 million investment. The public has been consulted and council deliberated over the 462 submissions on Tuesday last week, following a hearing on June 17. More than 60% of the community was

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 for

Cityscapes, seascapes and stunning landscapes make up many of the art trail panels on the border of the Invercargill Central Ltd development site. Public relations manager Amy Hibbs said more than 200 murals painted by artists, community groups, schools and early learning centres have been involved

A director, an ex-All Black, medical researchers, leading Māori artists and authors are among those recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours. In total 178 people have received Queen’s Birthday honours this year, with three new dames and two new knights. Professor Robert Elliott Elliott is

More than 200 people have had their say on the proposed extra investment in the City Block project, with 10 days left to make a submission. Invercargill City Council is currently consulting the community about whether it should invest an additional $16 million and repurpose $5 million originally all

Koha Kai is on the move and one step closer to becoming self-sustainable after a joint venture with the Ministry of Education. Next week the multi award-winning charitable trust will be setting up its commercial kitchen Koha Kai Ltd at Elmwood Gardens. Founder Janice Lee said the joint venture was p