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CCTV Infrastructure Costs Continue To Rise
CCTV Infrastructure Costs Continue To Rise
Community   -   Aug 07, 2024

Invercargill City’s CCTV infrastructure will require ongoing operational costs for data storage and licensing that comes at a significant cost. Cr Ian Pottinger requested further information under the Local Government Official Information Meetings Act for council to provide a breakdown of the expend

Intersection Crashes Worst In New Zealand
Intersection Crashes Worst In New Zealand
Councils   -   Aug 05, 2024

Invercargill City has the highest intersection crash rate in the country, making up 65% of all driving incidents in the south. A report to the Infrastructure and Projects Committee from manager of strategic asset planning Doug Rodgers said, that while crash trends in overall numbers was trending dow

Detailed Design Unveiled for Museum of Southland
Detailed Design Unveiled for Museum of Southland
Community   -   Jul 31, 2024

Invercargill’s Museum of Southland has unveiled its detailed design, promising a modern facility to celebrate Southland’s stories. The museum is part of the Invercargill City Council’s Project 1225, which aims to rebuild the city and region’s museum. The project also includes the recently completed

New Museum of Southland Faces Potential $19.5 Million Budget Increase
New Museum of Southland Faces Potential $19.5 Million Budget Increase
Community   -   Jul 30, 2024

The projected cost for Invercargill City Council’s new Museum of Southland could increase by as much as $19.5 million due to rising costs and funding difficulties. Councillors are set to discuss the project’s future on Tuesday, including the need for a public consultation, which could delay the open

Support For Mayor Clark Through Code of Conduct Process
Support For Mayor Clark Through Code of Conduct Process
Councils   -   Jul 26, 2024

Media personality and Invercargill City councillor Darren Ludlow has rubbished the show that interviewed Mayor Nobby Clark which led to his code of conduct. Cr Ludlow wasn’t at the June meeting where the council discussed his first code of conduct complaint, but he had plenty to say at council today

Council Claims To Have Fixed Parking Confusion
Council Claims To Have Fixed Parking Confusion
Councils   -   Jul 26, 2024

Invercargill resident Melvin Butler is taking his ongoing complaint about motorists having to register their vehicles before parking, to Internal Affairs. Despite winning a case against the Invercargill City Council in February that the existing Parking Control bylaw had not authorised that requirem

Mayor Back From Month Long Break
Mayor Back From Month Long Break
Councils   -   Jul 25, 2024

Nobby Clark hasn’t used the ‘C’ word for an entire month.  I doubt he’s used the’N’ word either. The Mayor of Invercargill and partner Karen have just returned from a few weeks in Thailand, where there was absolutely no talk of council. Invercargill City councillors voted for Mayor Nobby Clark to st

Museum Fund Could Receive A Boost From Invercargill City Holdings
Museum Fund Could Receive A Boost From Invercargill City Holdings
Councils   -   Jul 23, 2024

Invercargill City Holdings Ltd has been asked to make a special donation to the new museum fund from the impending sale of Electricity Invercargill Ltd’s share in Powernet. The Invercargill City Council’s Finance Committee made a recommendation led by Deputy Mayor Tom Campbell that if the sale went

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