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New documents show Southland businesses have serious concerns about the Invercargill City Council being fit to govern. The Department of Internal Affairs requested information from the council in August following rising tensions between elected members, and at times, with staff. The documents were r

Anderson House will rise again in all its glory after Invercargill City Councillor Nigel Skelt’s passionate plea to spend the full $1.2 million to get the place back open. The Category 1 historic building at Anderson Park was gifted to the city in 1951 by the Anderson family. It was used as a public

The future of Anderson House is back on the agenda again with the Invercargill City Council looking at options to future proof the building. The Category 1 historic building has been closed since 2014 because of its poor seismic strength, but the grounds have remained open to the public. Tomorrow’s

. The Southland Chamber of Commerce is hopeful of continuing its strong relationship with the Invercargill City Council, despite behind left out of initial consultations regarding the current review. Two letters have been written to Mayor Tim Shadbolt in recent weeks expressing disappointment about

The independent evaluator appointed to consider the current standard of governance performance at Invercargill City Council has changed. Councillors were advised on Tuesday that their initial appointee, James Crichton, was no longer available to undertake the work. As a result, Council agreed to app

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 –