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Candidate nominations, including those for Invercargill City Council and the Bluff Community Board and Invercargill Licencing Trust, open today, Friday 15 July. Council Deputy Electoral Officer and Manager Governance and Legal Michael Morris said the opening of nominations signalled a busy, exciting
Harold Wilson – once Prime Minister of England – once said “a week is a long time in politics”, I would like to change that to an ‘hour is a long time in politics’. In a few short moments things can change one’s thoughts, and with that, one’s direction in life. That is certainly true […]
The majority of Invercargill City councillors are not happy with the current Three Waters reforms, but only half would support joining a ‘breakaway’ reform group. At today’s Infrastructural Services Committee meeting, the two votes of difference that lost the motion went to mana whenua representativ
Crux in Queenstown broke an interesting story, here is a preview. Full story link here. Our questions relating to Ms Paterson’s work with the Invercargill City Council (ICC) have now been answered (in part) after the intervention of the council’s chief executive, Clare Hadley. Prior to that council
Infrastructural Services Committee Meeting held in the Council Chamber, First Floor, Civic Administration Building, 101 Esk Street, Invercargill on Tuesday 5 July 2022 at 3.00pm. Read the meeting agenda here Watch the meeting stream below:
The people being shoulder tapped by Deputy Mayor Nobby Clark to put forward their name for council as part of a ‘ticket,’ are all relatively well known in the Invercargill community. Nobby confirmed those he had approached were all leaders in their own right, whether it be on the sports field, in th
Deputy Mayor Nobby Clark gave the rates issue one last push in council today, before the ICC finally adopted the Annual Plan 2022-23. He had numerous questions to ask regarding council expenditure including staff remuneration and employee costs, which was backed by fellow councillor Ian Pottinger. T
Mike & About: Three Waters Petition Rally at invercargill City Council, last Thursday. I chat to Laurie Paterson and Logan Evans from Groundswell NZ.Read more 👉 whatsoninvers.nz/vocal-crowd-at-three-waters-petition-rally-full-video
