Councils

As we start heading into the local body election silly season, vote in our snap pole who you would like to see represent Invercargill as the city’s next mayor. Seven candidates have already put their hands up for the top job. Related: Huge Tension Around the Council Table Regarding Three Waters Wher

The Invercargill ‘mayoralty fund’ may have been slipping away for Sir Tim Shadbolt, but councillors were still happy to pay for his additional expenditure at the recent LGNZ conference.  His Worship’s recent $500 overspend for a rental car and accommodation in Wellington/Palmerston North made nation

Groundswell’s protest against Three Waters at the LGNZ annual conference in Palmerston North didn’t make news headlines last week. Mandeville-based representative Logan Evans flew to the North Island to front the protest, and was joined by Voices For Freedom members, waiting for Local Government New

This afternoon Invercargill City Council mayoral candidate, Nobby Clark released the list of candidates who will run under the ‘Let’s go Invercargill’ ticket’. A few more names are expected next week. In short media release Clark said, attached for your reference is the list of candidates Allan Arno

Invercargill residents aren’t very satisfied with their public venues and events services or democratic processes, according to a recent survey. A report was collated to the Performance, Policy and Partnerships meeting yesterday, by council’s manager of strategy and policy, Rhiannon Suter, on the 20

City councillor Darren Ludlow has confirmed his intention to contest the Invercargill mayoralty. The local government elections in October will see Ludlow make a second bid for the mayoralty, a role for which his experience and inclusive philosophy make him a worthy candidate. “The past three years

They’ve never seen anything like this before in Invercargill. An entire city block within the city centre completely redeveloped with a state-of-the art mall. Even Invercargill Central Ltd project director Geoff Cotton told special guests at the walkthrough on Wednesday night, that undertaking a dev

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