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Cameron McIntosh is the new Southland District Council chief executive. Southland District Mayor Gary Tong said he was extremely pleased to announce Mr McIntosh’s appointment. “Cameron stood out because of his knowledge of local government, his commitment to people, including our staff and our commu

Mayor Tim Shadbolt has spoken up and wants the whistle blowers regarding council’s ongoing issues to come forward. But nobody is saying boo, and when he suggested last week ‘in-committee’ that independent members of the audit and risk committee urgently interview staff and councillors to find out wh

The Minister for local Government and the Department of Internal Affairs are both now involved in the Invercargill City Council issues. Following a public excluded meeting yesterday, the council released details around the decisions made, which included appointing an independent governance expert –

Ensuring our city centre’s heritage buildings are safe just became a little less costly for some building owners, thanks to government funding secured with support from Invercargill City Council. Associate Minister for Arts, Culture, and Heritage Grant Robertson earlier this week announced more than

To mark 30 years of Cancer Society’s Daffodil day, the Queens Park Gala Street Fountains will be coloured a shade of yellow for a week from Monday, August 24. This is the first time the fountains have been used to highlight an event like this. Invercargill City Council Parks Performance Manager Zeal

Invercargill City councilor Nobby Clark has been moved off the Sport and Recreation Oversight Group after refusing to sign the non-disclosure agreement by council. But the drama doesn’t stop there. During committee meetings yesterday, deputy Mayor Toni Biddle accused the chief executive of being non

The Invercargill City Council is ramping up its pest control efforts at the Southland Museum and Art Gallery after two incidents in recent weeks. New measures include trapping in Queens Park in the immediate area surrounding the museum and traps being installed throughout the museum facility, while

Deputy Mayor Toni Biddle admits she has “unashamedly” lobbied her fellow Invercargill city councillors to back her motion fast tracking options for the Southland Museum. Her colleagues will decide today at council’s Infrastructure Committee meeting whether to put pressure on the ICC – asking for all