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Sir Tim Shadbolt has settled his claims against the Invercargill City Council and Riskpool. Sir Tim was seeking to recover his legal expenses related to a 2015 defamation claim brought by Councillor Karen Arnold. The ICC and Riskpool have not accepted liability for these expenses, but have agreed to

Today, we will chat about how the Invercargill City Council CEO and staff blindsided the Mayor and councillors on Tuesday, February 14th regarding the Three Waters submission fiasco and other matters. Read more and watch the council meeting video here. Plus an update on Mrs Mayor. Watch the Mrs Mayo

A new separate submission on Three Waters being prepared by staff at the Invercargill City Council had the Mayor and councillors blindsided on Tuesday 14 February.. At an extra Infrastructure Committee meeting to consider the council’s main submission, it was revealed by Erin Moogan, Group Manager –

The Invercargill City Council will impose water restrictions from this Saturday 18 February. Flow in the Ōreti River, where Invercargill draws water from, continues to languish despite recent rain. Invercargill City Council Group Manager Infrastructure Erin Moogan said as there was no rain forecast,

An extra Infrastructure Commitee meeting has been called for tomorrow, so councillors can sign off a submission to Parliament on one of the new Three Waters Bills. A report from Erin Moogan, Group Manager – Infrastructure committee outlined issues in a report to the committee. The Government plans t

Vision impaired and blind residents in Invercargill have gone without audio announcements on public transport for the past two years, and want the service reinstated for their safety. Speaking to Invercargill City councillors at the Infrastructure Committee yesterday, Blind Citizens New Zealand Sout

The issue over whether the new Tisbury storage facility will be user pays was discussed by councillors at its first meeting this week. Cr Ian Pottinger raised the question, but Mayor Nobby Clark said because it was a ‘regional’ facility and not just for Invercargill, then heritage funding would be c

Invercargill district residents may see restrictions on hosing and sprinklers as soon as next week. Although rain is forecast, the overall outlook for February is for dry conditions to continue, meaning it is increasingly probable that water restrictions will be imposed in Invercargill and Bluff. In