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Councillor Ian Pottinger has announced today his candidacy for the Mayoral role in this year’s local body elections. Having completed four terms as a councillor, including the last term as chair of the Infrastructure Committee, Ian said he now wants to take on the new responsibility. He believes the

Invercargill’s Splash Palace is set to close during June to allow for upgrades and planned maintenance. The facility will close from Monday 30 May to Sunday 3 July to allow the work to be undertaken, which will include painting, replacing the bulkhead in the 50m pool and installing a new flooring sy

Extraordinary Meeting of the Performance, Policy and Partnerships Committee held in the Council Chamber, First Floor, Civic Administration Building, 101 Esk Street, Invercargill on Tuesday 24 May 2022 at the conclusion of the Meeting of the Invercargill City Council. Read the agenda here: Related: W

Meeting of the Invercargill City Council Meeting held in the Council Chamber, First Floor, Civic Administration Building, 101 Esk Street, Invercargill on Tuesday 24th May 2022 at 3.00 pm. Read the agenda here  Related: Watch: Extraordinary PPP Committee Meeting 24th May

The results are in with 94-96 votes cast in our online poll, due to us wanting to try to stop poll manipulation by allowing signing into vote via Google, Facebook & Twitter this put some people off voting.  Some iPhone users may have got an error. From the poll Ian Pottinger is winner, with Nobby […

Distinction Hotels is pushing ahead with its plans for a new 4.5 star, 150 room hotel in the Invercargill City Centre, and owner Geoff Thomson said he doesn’t care what it costs. The Invercargill-based businessman owns Distinction Hotels all over New Zealand including Dunedin and Te Anau, and addres

Invercargill Ratepayers Advocacy Group member Nobby Clark believes the escalating costs of 10 council projects worth $78.35 million is “absolutely eye watering.” His submission to the Invercargill City Council’s Annual Plan (2022-2023) on behalf of the group has outlined some of the big issues he un

The Invercargill City Council is now in a good position to push ahead on its own, without the support of external appointees brought in by the Department of Internal Affairs. Adviser to the office of the chief executive Jane Parfitt read some of the findings of the final Legacy Report, which outline