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Time’s Up For The Wachner Place Clock Council Votes No To $1.3M Cost
Time’s Up For The Wachner Place Clock Council Votes No To $1.3M Cost
News   -   Apr 15, 2026

The Wachner clock will have an identify of its own in a new location, but it probably won’t be in Wachner place. The Infrastructure and Growth Committee has recommended that council shelf the $1.37 million project, due to the current economic climate. The public also decided last week

Council to Decide on $1.37m Clock Tower Design Next Week
Council to Decide on $1.37m Clock Tower Design Next Week
News   -   Apr 11, 2026

Invercargill City Council will decide next week between three design options for the new Esk Street West clock tower, with the preferred concept carrying a price tag of $1.37 million. Councillors will meet on Tuesday to consider the revised budget request for the landmark structure, which forms part of

Invercargill Parking Fees Could Jump to $3.30 Per Hour
Invercargill Parking Fees Could Jump to $3.30 Per Hour
News   -   Apr 10, 2026

Invercargill motorists face higher parking costs under proposed fee increases being considered by the city council. Latest News Loading... The council has opened public consultation on its 2026/2027 Fees and Charges schedule, which includes a 15 percent increase to on-street hourly parking fees and standardised off-street parking rates that

Fees and Charges Increases Proposed At Splash Palace
Fees and Charges Increases Proposed At Splash Palace
councils   -   Apr 05, 2026

The cost to visit Splash Palace may increase by 10 percent in the next financial year, as Invercargill City Council seeks to recoup more service delivery costs from users. Public consultation on Council’s proposed changes to its 2026/2027 Fees and Charges schedule is now open. The proposed changes

Tables Turn On Councillors In $33K+ Code Of Conduct Fiasco
Tables Turn On Councillors In $33K+ Code Of Conduct Fiasco
councils   -   Mar 31, 2026

Invercargill City councillors have decided that Grant Dermody wasn’t in breach of the code of conduct when he made comments at the Rugby Park stakeholders meeting on February 3. Latest News Loading... All but one councillor present at the extraordinary meeting in Invercargill today (Tuesday March 31), voted against

Federated Farmers P𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 M𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 S𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗲-U𝗽 O𝗳 L𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 G𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
Federated Farmers P𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 M𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 S𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗲-U𝗽 O𝗳 L𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 G𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
farming   -   Mar 31, 2026

New Zealand’s local government structure has become an increasingly messy patchwork, and Federated Farmers says it’s time to clean it up. "The way councils are currently organised is a major factor in how effectively they serve their communities," Federated Farmers local government spokesperson Sandra Faulkner says.

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