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Water rates in Invercargill could increase from $1850 a year to $4439 under the proposed Affordable Water Reforms (formerly called 3 Waters). Mayor Nobby Clark spoke strongly against the submission at the Select Committee hearing this morning, along with council’s chief executive Michael Day. Relate

A firm believer that Invercargill is a city for all, Andrea is running for Invercargill City Council in the upcoming by-election to bring diversity to the leadership of our community, build on the city’s current momentum. Andrea and her husband Rick Murrell, a native Southlander, are successful busi

Invercargill Mayor and five councillors are travelling to Japan tomorrow to mark 30 years of the sister city relationship with Kumagaya. Manager of governance and legal, Michael Morris confirmed that deputy Mayor Tom Campbell and councillors Trish Boyle, Alex Crackett, Darren Ludlow and Barry Stewar

Here’s a quiz. What is Invercargill? A city.  What is a city made of? Buildings. Who builds buildings?  Builders.  Easy, right? Invercargill is a city made of buildings built by builders. But Invercargill doesn’t have enough buildings. A 2021 report showed just how dire our housing crisis is.  Inver

Invercargill’s CCTV upgrade will be all systems go starting in December, as the new technology begins to be implemented. General manager of infrastructure Erin Moogan told the Infrastructure Committee meeting yesterday that there would be two streams of work overlapping the network design, as well a

The Tisbury storage facility, part of the Invercargill City Council’s ambitious Project 1225, has reached a critical milestone in its construction. The installation of the roof of the facility, earmarked to house millions of museum treasures, signifies the halfway point of the build. Related: Tisbur

Invercargill City Council has unveiled the concept designs for the home of Henry and his tuatara friends in Queens Park. The council commissioned Studio 4 Architects, a Christchurch-based firm, to design the facility. The proposed design aims to provide a secure and natural environment for the tuata

The beloved tuatara of Invercargill, including the famous Henry and his friends, are slated to move into a new residence in the popular Queens Park animal reserve. This move is a key part of the city’s museum redevelopment project, known as Project 1225, which includes the demolition of the existing