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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

Emergency Management Southland was invited to speak with Invercargill City councillors at its first meeting for the year on Tuesday 31st January. Group manager and controller Simon Mapp gave councillors a rundown on what their roles would be in the community if a state of emergency was declared in t

“Now that the holidays are over, we’re back into it. When we first worked on the concept of 90 Seconds+ with Invercargill City Mayor Nobby Clark, we envisioned it to be a quick one question, one answer format. However, from the first episode, it’s been longer with sometimes three topics discussed an

Invercargill is currently hosting a delegation from its Japanese sister city, Kumagaya, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of their sister city relationship. The delegation, which included the Mayor of Kumagaya, Tetsuya Kobayashi, and members of the Kumagaya City Council, was warmly welcomed by Inv