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01/08/2026

What an amazing turnout at Rugby Park! 🦌

Freestyle Kings tickets are on sale now! 🥳Make sure you grab yours soon - they're selling fast: https://premier.ticketek...
30/07/2026

Freestyle Kings tickets are on sale now! 🥳

Make sure you grab yours soon - they're selling fast: https://premier.ticketek.co.nz/shows/show.aspx?sh=FSKLIVE26

Invercargill has been named the only New Zealand stop on this world tour, bringing the world's best in FMX and BMX to Rugby Park - including Callum Shaw, who hails from Invercargill!

It's awesome to see world-class events like this coming to Rugby Park.

See you there December 5 🏍️

What a sky this morning!
29/07/2026

What a sky this morning!

One last glimpse of autumn’s colours📸 Ian Wright
28/07/2026

One last glimpse of autumn’s colours

📸 Ian Wright

Pomona Street’s new playground is now open! This playground is something really special. For the first time, the entire ...
23/07/2026

Pomona Street’s new playground is now open!

This playground is something really special. For the first time, the entire design was shaped by community feedback and direct involvement from local schools. A special shoutout to Newfield Park School and Southland Girls' High School students for their help.

The playground features the city's first public sandpit, complete with a play box of second-hand sand toys donated by Jennian Homes and made possible through the support of Active Southland.

There’s plenty to discover, including fruit trees and herb plantings, a climbable timber shelter, and a section of pump track.... and there’s still more to come!

A core board in English and te reo Māori will soon be installed that would support people with limited speech or language ability to communicate. Playable art will also be painted on the footpaths to create a fun "The Floor is Lava" challenge!

Sunrise 💕
22/07/2026

Sunrise 💕

22/07/2026

Freestyle Kings has chosen Rugby Park as its exclusive New Zealand stop on the 2026 World Tour!

Freestyle Kings rider Callum Shaw, who hails from Invercargill, gave us an epic sneak peek this morning on Don Street.

We're proud to be supporting this event alongside the ILT and Community Trust South, helping bring world-class events like this to our community.

The show is locked in for Saturday, December 5.

Register for presale now to get 10% off when the presale goes on sale 29 July: https://www.freestylekings.com/invercargill-2026/
General tickets on sale Thursday 30 July.

Next week, we'll begin removing some of the oldest and largest trees on our Town Belt for safety reasons. Last year, Cou...
21/07/2026

Next week, we'll begin removing some of the oldest and largest trees on our Town Belt for safety reasons.

Last year, Councillors made the difficult decision to remove trees along Elles Road and Queens Drive after extreme winds in October caused a 25-metre pine tree to fall into traffic.

It's incredibly sad to see these beautiful trees go, but the safety of everyone who uses our roads, parks and footpaths has to come first.

These are very large trees, and if one were to fall during a future severe wind event, it could cause significant damage or serious injury.

In total, more than 60 trees will be removed, including 27 along Elles Road and 12 in Ōtākaro Park.

Contractors will begin removing trees in Ōtākaro Park, at the corner of Queens Drive and Don Street on Monday. This stage of the work is expected to be completed by Friday 31 July.
During this time:

🚧 Don Street will be closed between Queens Drive and Doon Street.
🚧 Queens Drive will be reduced to one lane in each direction, with a temporary 30km/h speed limit between Yarrow Street and Tay Street (15–107 Queens Drive).
🚧 Most of Ōtākaro Park and nearby footpaths will be closed to pedestrians while work is underway.

The second stage is scheduled to take place from 3 August to 14 August, when trees along Elles Road between Tay Street and Forth Street will be removed.

Following the tree removal, a landscape plan would be prepared for the Elles Rd block, with the intention of better utilising the reserve as a prominent public space at the entrance to the city centre.

The design would incorporate the yet-to-be-constructed Reconnecting Communities sculpture, which had been donated to the city by the Invercargill Public Art Trail Charitable Trust.

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