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The Invercargill City Council 2023/2024 Draft Annual Plan update has pointed to a probable rates rise of 5.5%. The 2023/2024 Annual Plan, still in its drafting stages, outlines what Council plans to spend on projects and day-to-day services over the coming financial year and how that work will be fi

Single transferable vote (STV) or First Past the Post (FPP)?  The Invercargill public will soon get to decide how they want to vote at the next elections in 2025. Take our poll/survey http://bit.ly/3TVDSHv But the Invercargill City Council will be consulting on this pretty swiftly as they have to ma

The High Court has found that Southland District Council was correct in its decision to grant New Brighton Colleries Ltd access to Council-owned forestry land near Ohai for coal exploration. Council’s decision had been challenged by the Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society of New Zealand. In its j

Management at the Invercargill City Council admit there are too many health and safety incidents and near misses being reported, and a major overhaul of the system is underway. At yesterday’s Risk and Assurance Committee, councillors thrashed out the issues at length, which at times became heated, a

Invercargill City Holdings Ltd’s (ICHL) Annual Report shows the investment in the Invercargill Central Ltd development is performing as expected, ICHL Chair Brian Wood says. Invercargill Central Ltd has recorded the value of shares in its current accounts, which shows ICHL’s shares are currently val

Today, I chat with the new Invercargill City Council CEO, Michael Day, who, at the age of 47, is one of the youngest CEOs our city has had in quite some time. We discus his background and where he sees our city in five years when his first term ends. Mike. Watch on our Youtube […]

The Invercargill City Council continues to disagree with Audit New Zealand’s opinion about the value of its financial performance. The council felt blindsided by auditors late last year when it pushed out its deadline for sign off, implying that the ICC had a high volume of errors in the consolidati

The revitalisation of Invercargill City Council’s housing is under way. Four energy-efficient, warm and healthy homes are to be built on Council-owned land as a first step towards renovating and revitalising Council housing in the city. Mayor Nobby Clark said the project aimed to provide Council hou