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Invercargill motorists face higher parking costs under proposed fee increases being considered by the city council. Latest News Loading... The council has opened public consultation on its 2026/2027 Fees and Charges schedule, which includes a 15 percent increase to on-street hourly parking fees and standardised off-street parking rates that

The cost to visit Splash Palace may increase by 10 percent in the next financial year, as Invercargill City Council seeks to recoup more service delivery costs from users. Public consultation on Council’s proposed changes to its 2026/2027 Fees and Charges schedule is now open. The proposed changes

Invercargill City councillors have decided that Grant Dermody wasn’t in breach of the code of conduct when he made comments at the Rugby Park stakeholders meeting on February 3. Latest News Loading... All but one councillor present at the extraordinary meeting in Invercargill today (Tuesday March 31), voted against

New Zealand’s local government structure has become an increasingly messy patchwork, and Federated Farmers says it’s time to clean it up. "The way councils are currently organised is a major factor in how effectively they serve their communities," Federated Farmers local government spokesperson Sandra Faulkner says.

Invercargill City Council has approved plans to send delegations to its sister cities overseas, despite ongoing concerns about cost and public perception. The council agreed this week to travel to Kumagaya, Japan, in July 2027 and Suqian, China, in April 2028. While the trips have been confirmed, key details, including

It was a magical moment at council on Tuesday afternoon, when members of Te Rūnaka o Waihopai broke into waiata following the appointment of Mike Bain. Mike was appointed Pou Manawhenua– Waihōpai Rūnaka on the Water, Infrastructure and Growth, Community and Regulatory and Invercargill District Licensing Committees. The Invercargill City

The construction of Museum of Southland remains on schedule and within its approved budget as work continues on Invercargill’s new regional museum. Elected members received an update on progress during the Invercargill City Council Community and Regulatory Committee meeting, where officials outlined the latest developments at the site in

Teretonga Park is the oldest raceway in the country “and something worth protecting,” Southland Sports Car Club president Boyd Wilson told councillors today. Addressing the public forum of the Community and Regulatory Committee on Tuesday, the car club won its plea for council to reduce its annual lease payments. The