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The Invercargill City Council feels blindsided by Audit New Zealand in its decision to delay the audit report until after the December 31 deadline, and the way it has been communicated. The council’s Risk and Assurance Committee met this morning and agreed Audit NZ’s planning was inadequate, and rep

Gore District deputy mayor Stewart MacDonell today tendered his resignation from the role. Cr MacDonell said he respected the recent requisition, signed by seven councillors, calling for him to step down. “We have a lot of challenges in front of us. I want to see this Council move forward and work c

Work on the storage facility at Tisbury to house the Southland Museum and Art Gallery collection is officially under way after a site blessing and sod-turning event on Thursday morning. The commencement of work at the storage facility marks the start of Project 1225, which will also deliver a new mu

Suggestions have been made by the City Centre Governance Group for council to shift its focus on better connecting Wachner Place and the new Distinction Hotel development with the rest of the CBD. Because of a budget blowout of $20.4 million for Stage 1 of the City Streets project, the Invercargill

Last week after a long week of challenging discussions, I made the decision to step back and work remotely to refocus and reflect, in-between answering phone callsfrom elected members and replying to a number of emails. In my reflection, I recognised change can be challenging and my commitment to Go

As part of the Kennington pipeline project SH1/East Rd will be closed to west-bound traffic from East Rd Pets driveway from Monday, 28 November to Friday, 16 December. City-bound traffic from Mill Rd South will be restricted to residents and business access. Traffic will detour through Mill Rd South

An economic report commissioned by the Invercargill City Council has provided some interesting statistics, including the impact of rising inflation. The ICC contracted Infometrics to provide some economic detail to help with future financial planning, and it clearly backs up what new Mayor Nobby Cla

The councillors who signed the requisition have released a statement to media. The decision to file the requisition against fellow councillor and deputy mayor Stewart MacDonell came after much deliberation and attempts to work collaboratively to provide the best governance structure for our communit