Bringing together the latest news and updates from Invercargill City, Southland District, Gore District, and Environment Southland. This section offers a consolidated view of key decisions, community initiatives, environmental policies, and local governance. Stay informed with comprehensive coverage of council activities, ensuring you're up to date with everything happening across Southland's councils in one convenient place.
Things are starting to warm up ahead of the the local body elections in October, with Nobby Clark, the spokesperson for the Invercargill Ratepayers Advocacy group, throwing his hat into the ring to be elected to Council. Kari Graber is the other outside to declare an interest in standing so far. Cur
This years mayoral race is heating up, with today’s announcement former deputy mayor and Invercargill City Councillor Darren Ludlow will join the race for our city’s top job. Mayor Tim will also face off against his current deputy Rebecca Amundsen, who announced her plans to give it a crack in late
In a win for both the past and the future, Invercargill’s Water Tower, a class 1 heritage building, is to be strengthened and once again opened to the public. The tower, which was completed in 1889, has been closed due to earthquake safety concerns in 2012. Last night (April 8) the councillors voted
Plans are afoot to reinstate one of Invercargill’s lost tourist experiences, with a report coming before the Invercargill City Council next week ( Monday April 8) looking at options to carry out the earthquake strengthening work on the city’s landmark Water Tower. This work is needed to bring the bu
whatsoninvers.nz has been made aware that redevelopment of the Southland Museum and Art Gallery has been given the green light although strenuous efforts to have this confirmed have as yet come to naught. It’s understood that the pryamid style will be recreated and will be enlarged. However we’ve be
Invercargill Deputy Mayor Becs Amundsen announced today she is running for the city mayoralty. The city was on the cusp of significant change and she believed she was the right person to lead it through its transformation, she said. Amundsen, 41, said she had the passion, commitment and experience t
Opinion: If this isn’t a big FU to Sir Tim and Stuffed / Southland Times, I don’t know what is! (Read the media release Karen issued on Monday below) Clearly Karen is showing zero remorse for lumbering Sir Tim and Stuff with $360K in costs between them after Karen losing her defamation trial. Arnold
The people of Invercargill have a great opportunity to help future generations of children enjoy smokefree lives, Healthy Families Invercargill manager Jared Cappie said. The Invercargill City Council is currently reviewing its Smokefree Areas Policy. Public consultation closed on December 7, but su
