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Invercargill City Council

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 The Council consists of the Mayor and 12 Councillors and its role is to provide and maintain services and amenities for the public of Invercargill. There are two main parts to Invercargill City Council: the Council (elected representatives) and the Corporate (staff).

The Council is chosen by electors (the Invercargill public) to govern the city's affairs, such as making decisions on spending, priorities and policies.

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Community 25 Nov 2010
Invercargill opens condolence book for Pike River families

INVERCARGILL — The Invercargill City Council has opened a condolence book for the families of the men who perished in the Pike River Mine, Communications Manager, Eirwen Tulett said today.

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Pets 24 Nov 2010
Council issues final warning over renewal of dog registration

INVERCARGILL — The Invercargill City Council is warning the owners of hundreds of unregistered dogs to register them this week, or face penalties and fines.

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Books 16 Nov 2010
New teen summer reading programme launching soon

INVERCARGILL — The Invercargill City Libraries is undertaking a new initiative to provide a fun and interactive summer reading challenge for teens aged 15 to 18 years of age.

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Building 10 Nov 2010
Council briefed on progress of Stadium rebuild

INVERCARGILL — The Chairman of the Southland Indoor Leisure Centre Charitable Trust Acton Smith today briefed the Mayor, City Councillors and senior staff on the progress of plans to reinstate Stadium Southland that was damaged by heavy snow seven weeks ago.

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Council 28 Oct 2010
Meeting held to discuss deputy mayoralty

INVERCARGILL — A meeting was held yesterday (Wednesday) with Councillor Darren Ludlow and Councillor Jackie Kruger to discuss the deputy mayoralty, Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt said today.

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Religion 26 Oct 2010
First Church celebrates 150 years

INVERCARGILL — “On 12-14 November this year First Presbyterian Church celebrates 150 years of Christian worship in Invercargill” said Minister Rev Richard Gray.

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Waste 21 Oct 2010
New waste resource now available online

INVERCARGILL — An online A to Z Waste Guide on how to reduce, reuse, recycle and dispose of waste in Southland has just been released by WasteNet Southland.

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Council 12 Oct 2010
Shadbolt secures sixth term, & four new faces around the Council table

INVERCARGILL — Invercargill’s voters have re-elected Tim Shadbolt to serve a sixth term as Mayor, Invercargill City Council Electoral Officer Graham Low announced today.

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Government 7 Oct 2010
Votes continuing to flood in

At the end of Thursday's processing the voter turnout for the 2010 local body elections stands at 20,396 papers returned and represents 53.5% of eligible voters, Invercargill City Council Electoral Officer Graham Low said.

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Books 6 Oct 2010
Well-known author Max Cryer to visit Invercargill

INVERCARGILL — Author Max Cryer is visiting the Invercargill Public Library Thursday at noon on October 14 to promote his new book “Who Said That First?”.

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Council 6 Oct 2010
Record number of votes returned

INVERCARGILL — A record number of voting papers for a single day has been received today with almost 2,500 papers delivered for processing, Invercargill City Council Electoral Officer Graham Low said.

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Council 2 Oct 2010
Make your vote count this weekend

INVERCARGILL — The number of voting forms being returned continues to be up on previous local body elections, Invercargill City Council Electoral Officer Graham Low said.

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Sport 20 Sep 2010
Council and Stadium Trust to work together to rebuild Stadium Southland

INVERCARGILL — Invercargill City Council and the Stadium Southland Trust will work together to rebuild the Stadium Southland following the devastating events of the weekend.

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Building 8 Sep 2010
Invercargill sends building inspectors to Canterbury

CHRISTCHURCH — The Invercargill City Council is sending five building inspectors to the Canterbury region to help in the aftermath of this week’s earthquakes.

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Community 3 Sep 2010
Southland Interagency Forum turns 21

SOUTHLAND — Twenty-one years on and an agency set up to support community workers in Southland is celebrating its 21st birthday.

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Waste 1 Sep 2010
Solid waste decision to be made in September

INVERCARGILL — The Invercargill City Council today revoked decisions it made in June and August with regard to solid waste and recycling collections in the Invercargill City District, Mayor Tim Shadbolt announced this evening.

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Council 21 Aug 2010
Complete list of candidates for elections

INVERCARGILL — Please find below the final list of candidates as at the close of nominations at midday today, who have been nominated for the 2010 Local Authority Triennial Elections for the Invercargill City District.

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Community 11 Aug 2010
Seven Southlanders receive civic recognition

INVERCARGILL — The Invercargill City Council is today presenting three Civic Theatre Artists’ Court Performing Art Awards and four Civic Honours Awards to Southlanders in recognition of their work.

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Council 4 Aug 2010
Invercargill candidate nominations

INVERCARGILL — Please find below the latest update to the list of candidates who have been nominated for the 2010 Local Authority Triennial Elections for the Invercargill City District.

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Council 4 Aug 2010
Candidate Update 2

INVERCARGILL — Please find below the latest update to the list of candidates who have been nominated for the 2010 Local Authority Triennial Elections for the Invercargill City District.

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Council 29 Jul 2010
ICC - Candidate Update 1

INVERCARGILL — Please find below a list of candidates who have been nominated for the 2010 Local Authority Triennial Elections for the Invercargill City District.

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Council 20 Jul 2010
Nominations open for candidates within the Invercargill City District

INVERCARGILL — Now is your chance to give local politics a go and have a say in the future of your city.

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Council 8 Jul 2010
City Council appoints new Director of Works and Services

INVERCARGILL — The Invercargill City Council has appointed Cameron McIntosh as its new Director of Works and Services, Chief Executive Officer Richard King announced today.

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Motoring 24 Jun 2010
Parking and bus charges set to rise for first time in five years

INVERCARGILL — Charges for Invercargill’s on-street and off street car parking and fares on Council’s city bus services are set to rise for the first time in five years from 1 July – following Council’s adoption of the Draft Annual Plan which is expected on Tuesday next week.

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Council 23 Jun 2010
William Watt resigns from Council after 32 years

INVERCARGILL — The Invercargill City Council’s Director of Environmental and Planning Services William (Bill) Watt is resigning from Council after 32 years to undertake special projects and private consultancy work.

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Council 17 Jun 2010
New company and board created for Stadium/Civic operation

SOUTHLAND — Progress is being made on the joint management of Invercargill’s Civic Theatre and Stadium Southland Complex, with a new company and a new board being formed to oversee the operation of both facilities.

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Alcohol 3 May 2010
Liquor Licensing Accord signed

INVERCARGILL — Invercargill City’s new liquor accord comes into force today.

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Search and Rescue 26 Apr 2010
Invercargill Team Wins Rescue Competition

INVERCARGILL — The Invercargill Civil Defence Rescue and Response Team was the winner of the Cliff Dale Rescue Competition in Christchurch at the weekend, Team Manager Bill Obers announced today.

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Council 13 Apr 2010
Draft Annual Plan and LTCCP amendments out for submission

INVERCARGILL — The Invercargill City Council today adopted its Draft Annual Plan for 2010/11 and two amendments to the Long Term Council Community Plan and has put them out for public consultation, Invercargill City Council Chief Executive Officer Richard King said.

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Alcohol 13 Apr 2010
Ludlow announces liquor licensing breakthrough

INVERCARGILL — The Invercargill City Council as the District Licensing Agency has reached a verbal agreement with liquor licence holders in Invercargill and Bluff to close at 3am, Chairman of the Environmental and Planning Services Committee, Cr Darren Ludlow said today.

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Council 9 Apr 2010
Local Government Elections

INVERCARGILL — The fact that Ms Prentice felt the need to engage a media manager is an indication that she probably plans to make a challenge for the Mayoralty.

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