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Invercargill

Administration
Full nameInvercargill
Native nameWaihōpai (Māori)
CountryNew Zealand
IslandSouth Island
RegionSouthland
Territorial authorityInvercargill City
Government
MayorTim Shadbolt
Deputy MayorJackie Kruger
Geography
Total Area189.5 sq mi (491 km2)
Demography
Total Population  ( )
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Urban (pop.) 
DemonymInvercargillite
Other information
Time zoneNZST (UTC+12)
- Summer (DST)NZDT (UTC+13)
Postcode(s)9810, 9812
Area code03

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Invercargill (Waihōpai in Māori) is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. It lies in the heart of the wide expanse of the Southland Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north of Bluff, which is the southernmost town in the South Island. It sits amid rich farmland that is bordered by large areas of conservation land and marine reserves, including Fiordland National Park covering the south-west corner of the South Island.

Invercargill is home to the only indoor cycling velodrome in the country. The indoor 250 metres wooden velodrome is home to Track Cycling in Southland and is currently the fastest track in New Zealand. The Invercargill Licensing Trust supports the velodrome which is situated at Stadium Southland, a large indoor sports complex located at Surrey Park. The stadium itself was badly damaged after its roof collapsed in 2010 following a heavy snowfall.. The cost of rebuilding the stadium is likely to run into millions of dollars.

Many streets in the city, especially in the centre and main shopping district, are named after rivers in the United Kingdom, mainly Scotland. These include the main streets Dee and Tay, plus those named after the Tyne, Esk, Don, Thames, Mersey, Ness, Yarrow, Spey, Tay, and Eye rivers.

The population of Invercargill City in the 2006 census was 50,328 people; an increase of 498 people, or 1.0 percent, since the 2001 census.

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Allegations may be mistaken identity - Stuff.co.nz Tweet this news
Stuff.co.nz--The waters were muddied at a human rights hearing in -Invercargill- yesterday after it was suggested the catalyst for the allegations could have been a case ... - Date : Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:00:27 GMT+00:00
Fan happy `the Oaks' coming - The Southland Times Tweet this news
The Southland Times--When Romania knocked over Uruguay 39-12 in Bucharest last weekend there was one -Invercargill- man more excited than most. Robert Popescu has followed the ... - Date : Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:03:36 GMT+00:00
Crash victim not yet identified - The Southland Times Tweet this news
The Southland Times--This afternoon, senior sergeant Richard McPhail, of -Invercargill-, said the body had yet to be officially forensically identified but that he was seeking a ... - Date : Thu, 02 Dec 2010 02:58:48 GMT+00:00
Real Journeys Picks Exinda's Network Acceleration Products - TMCnet Tweet this news
TMCnet---...- solutions have been designated to Real Journeys' offices - Exinda 1860 at the main headquarters and an Exinda 4860 at data centers in -Invercargill-, ... - Date : Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:59:19 GMT+00:00
Teens scaring blind - Stuff.co.nz Tweet this news
Stuff.co.nz--Bike-riding -Invercargill- teens have been taunting and scaring blind pedestrians, city councillors were told this week. The Southland Association of Blind ... - Date : Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:03:23 GMT+00:00
First training success for Nathan Williamson - Harnesslink Tweet this news
Harnesslink--Southland horseman Nathan Williamson secured his first official training success with Jaccka Justy at the -Invercargill- Harness Racing Club's meeting held ... - Date : Thu, 02 Dec 2010 07:00:26 GMT+00:00
Council earns $2.9m dividend - Southland Times Tweet this news
Southland Times---Invercargill- ratepayers would benefit from multimillion-dollar surpluses being made by the city council-owned companies, councillors heard yesterday. ... - Date : Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:01:27 GMT+00:00
Man guilty of sex offences - Southland Times Tweet this news
Southland Times--An -Invercargill- man was yesterday found guilty of sex offences against a woman while she was babysitting. A jury trial for the man started in the ... - Date : Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:02:04 GMT+00:00
Night of razzle-dazzle for charity - Southland Times Tweet this news
Southland Times--STRIKE THE POSE: -Invercargill- Gala Ball committee members Norman Elder, left, Liz Piper and Ascot Park Hotel manager Peter Ridsdale strike a pose as they ... - Date : Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:09:42 GMT+00:00
Firms clash after splitting - Southland Times Tweet this news
Southland Times--An -Invercargill- business is going head to head with its former partner, international travel brochure giant Jasons, after a messy separation. ... - Date : Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:09:40 GMT+00:00

Local :
Mayor Tim Shadbolt
Councillors - Invercargill City Council Lindsay Abbott
Neil Boniface
Thelma Buck
Carolyn Dean
Norman Elder
Lloyd Esler
Alan Dennis
Jackie Kruger
Graham Lewis
Darren Ludlow
Ian Pottinger
Graham Sycamore

Territorial Authorities of New Zealand

Cities:North Shore • Waitakere • Auckland • Manukau • Hamilton • Tauranga • Napier • Palmerston North • Porirua • Upper Hutt • Lower Hutt • Wellington • Nelson* • Christchurch • Dunedin • Invercargill
Districts:
North Island
Far North • Whangarei • Kaipara • Rodney • Papakura • Franklin • Thames-Coromandel • Hauraki • Waikato • Matamata-Piako • Waipa • South Waikato • Otorohanga • Rotorua • Waitomo • Taupo • Western Bay of Plenty • Whakatane • Kawerau • Opotiki • Gisborne* • Wairoa • Hastings • Central Hawke's Bay • New Plymouth • Stratford • South Taranaki • Ruapehu • Wanganui • Rangitikei • Manawatu • Tararua • Horowhenua • Kapiti Coast • Masterton • Carterton • South Wairarapa
Districts:
South Island
Tasman* • Marlborough* • Buller • Grey • Westland • Kaikoura • Hurunui • Waimakariri • Selwyn • Ashburton • Timaru • Mackenzie • Waimate • Waitaki • Queenstown-Lakes • Central Otago • Clutha • Gore • Southland
Territories / Other:Chatham Islands • Tokelau • Cook Islands** • Niue** • Ross Dependency***
*unitary authority **self-governing, in free association with New Zealand ***Antarctic claim, administered by New Zealand



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