Council reviews first performance report for 2025/2026
Work on key Invercargill City Council infrastructure projects is tracking well, its Finance and Policy Committee has heard.
The committee met for the first time following local government elections in October, with a report on the first quarter of the financial year showing a majority of key performance indicators were progressing well.
The 2025/2026 Quarter One Performance Report, which provided an overview of Council’s service and financial performance, noted that 85 of 116 performance measures – or 73 percent – had been achieved or were on track for the quarter, compared to 72 percent in quarter one of the 2024/2025 financial year.
The report, which covered the period between 1 July and 30 September 2025, also included an update on Council’s Roadmap to Renewal projects – its strategy outlined in the Long-term Plan to balance community revitalisation and sustainable growth.
Councillor Trish Boyle, chair of the Finance and Policy Committee, said the projects delivered as part of the Roadmap to Renewal represented a significant investment into infrastructure that would benefit generations to come.
“Projects delivered as part of our Roadmap to Renewal focus on critical infrastructure, enhancing the wellbeing of our residents, and creating a vibrant community that everybody can be proud of,” she said.
The City Streets Upgrade was ongoing, with the developer of the Distinction Hotel – opened in August – having completed the majority of their planned works on Esk St West, including the development of bus-only access on one section of the road. Council had allocated an investment of $2 million for the works at Esk St West.
Meanwhile, the organisation was still in the process of preparing additional options for the redevelopment of the Wachner Place clock tower, which was expected to be completed by June 2026, Boyle said.
Finishing works for the renewal of the Bluff boat ramp were also underway.
One of Council’s major infrastructure investments, the development of Te Unua Museum of Southland, was also continuing to progress, with the consent for the experience fit-out in the final stages of being processed, she said.