Bringing together the latest news and updates from Invercargill City, Southland District, Gore District, and Environment Southland. This section offers a consolidated view of key decisions, community initiatives, environmental policies, and local governance. Stay informed with comprehensive coverage of council activities, ensuring you're up to date with everything happening across Southland's councils in one convenient place.
A last minute 3 Waters Transition Programme report tabled at Council 12 hours before the meeting, prompted huge debate around whether to discuss it behind closed doors. A 6-5 split in favour of not keeping it confidential, prompted Invercargill City Council managers to warn they were potentially put
Wachner Place could be dramatically changed under the next stage of the City Streets development, and the public will be consulted on the new design. The Finance and Projects Committee met yesterday to discuss many of the big projects happening around the city, and to make more firm commitments arou
Queens Park is undergoing a transformation as it becomes a construction site for the new museum. Project 1225, the rebuild initiative, is progressing, and the Invercargill City Council has allocated $39.4 million towards its development. Related: Construction Reaches Halfway Point at New Museum Tisb
Southern Mayors and councils have a big decision to make now that the Future For Local Government Review has been released. Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark believes the scariest thing about the amalgamation of councils is that along with four Southland councils becoming one unitary council, it will
An attempt by the Mayor to change Invercargill history and adopt a bilingual approach to buildings around the city met with opposition by local iwi. Nobby Clark’s notice of motion to have a more co-ordinated approach where both te reo and English presented equally on buildings, was labelled divisive
The deadline for nominations in the imminent Invercargill City Council by-election has drawn to a close, revealing a total of 14 contenders. The by-election’s nomination phase was initiated on May 11, in the wake of former councilor Nigel Skelt’s resignation, which also occurred in May. Michael Morr
In a joint statement released earlier today, Gore District Mayor Ben Bell and the Gore District Councillors addressed the recent tensions within the council which had gained significant media attention over the past months. The statement acknowledged the disruptions caused by the media attention, an
Invercargill City Council has scheduled the proactive removal of a third batch of trees along Kelvin St. This task is a continuation of similar actions undertaken in July 2021 and July 2022, in line with the guidelines of the Invercargill City Council Tree Plan 2020. The plan outlines the Council’s
