Invercargill — The Taxpayers’ Union has today slammed the $5.2 million spend on consultants by Invercargill City Council for the Te Unua Museum of Southland, as part of the wider $87 million dollar ‘Project 1225’ development.

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Invercargill — Invercargill City Mayor Nobby Clark suffered a minor heart attack on Wednesday and is scheduled to undergo a quadruple bypass next week, according to a statement from Deputy Mayor Tom Campbell.

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Invercargill — Invercargill City Mayor Nobby Clark suffered a minor heart attack and was admitted to Southland Hospital on 27 December.

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Invercargill — Invercargill City Councillor Nigel Skelt has resigned from his role on Council.

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Invercargill — The Invercargill City Council has reappointed Mr Richard King to the position of Chief Executive Officer for a five year term, His Worship the Mayor Tim Shadbolt, announced today.

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Invercargill — Further to decisions made by the Invercargill City Council earlier in the month in relation to the contract with its CEO Richard King, Council will be advertising the role of CEO this weekend, Chairman of the CEO’s Review Committee, Cr Norman Elder said today.

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Invercargill — Lindsay Thomas has been elected to serve as a Councillor on the Invercargill City Council, Electoral Officer Graham Low announced today.

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Invercargill — The Invercargill City Council today completed an end of term review of the Chief Executive Officer, Richard King.

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Invercargill — An ERO report on junior classes in high schools makes sobering reading for New Zealand’s future success, says BusinessNZ.

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Invercargill — Time is running out for those wanting to stand for the Invercargill City Council, Electoral Officer Graham Low said today.

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Invercargill — Nominations are open for candidates in the election to fill an extraordinary vacancy on the Invercargill City Council.

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Invercargill — Invercargill Airport is to increase the length of free parking time motorists can have in the airport car park, so the first ten minutes will be free of charge from 1 July.

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Invercargill — The rates increase for Invercargill and Bluff for the 2012/13 year is 4.08%, which is lower than the 4.47% increase projected in the city’s Draft Long Term Plan, Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt said today.

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Southland — Southland District Council is progressing with plans for the administration of the Stewart Island/Rakiura Visitor Levy and will be working with key stakeholders, the Community Board and the Stewart Island community to put a transparent and robust system in place.  Policy and Planning Manager Susan Cuthbert said that Council is looking at a number of options for collecting the levy.

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Invercargill — Four candidates have been nominated to fill the extraordinary vacancy on the Bluff Community Board.

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Southland — Southland District Council has received 229 submissions to its Draft Long Term Plan, the highest number of submissions to a Draft Long Term Plan to date.

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Southland — The Southland District Council is proposing a 5.61% rise for district rates for 2012-13 in its draft 10 Year Plan, released for public consultation at yesterday's Council meeting.

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Invercargill — The Invercargill City Council has purchased five buildings in lower Esk Street with a view to building a combined administration complex to house the Invercargill City Council, Southland District Council and Venture Southland, Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt announced today.

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Southland — Southland District Council has received an unqualified Audit report to its 2010-11 Annual Report, which was adopted at a meeting yesterday.

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Invercargill — Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt is concerned that the public are being misled by media over the provision of his Mayoral budget.

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Invercargill — An Invercargill City Council delegation to Invercargill’s sister city Kumagaya is a regular part of Council's annual activity and should have been announced publicly, Deputy Mayor Jackie Kruger said today.

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Southland — The Around the Mountain Cycle Trail has received a high level of public interest from both New Zealand and overseas, with a total of 207 submissions received.

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