News and updates
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Concept designs for new tuatara enclosure at Queens Park unveiled
Date:Categories:Te Moutere - Tuatara IslandNewsConcept designs for the home for Henry and his tuatara friends in Queens Park have been unveiled.
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Queens Park set to become construction site for new museum
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Architects chosen to design new tuatara facility in Queens Park
Date:Categories:TuataraNewsInvercargill’s precious tuatara will join one of Queens Park’s most beloved attractions: with Henry and friends set to make their new home in the animal reserve.
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Construction of museum storage facility marks halfway point
Date:Categories:Te Pataka Taoka - Southern Regional Collections FacilityNewsThe roof of the storage facility that will house millions of museum treasures has now been installed, marking the halfway point of the build.
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Facebook Live: Project 1225 June update
Date:Categories:NewsOn our latest Project 1225 Facebook Live, Strategic Communications Manager Lisa Knight was joined by Programme Director Lee Butcher and Museum Establishment Consultant Cameron Curd.
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Councillor Grant Dermody appointed as Lead Councillor for Project 1225
Date:Categories:NewsInvercargill City Council Councillor Grant Dermody has been appointed Lead Councillor for Project 1225, the museum rebuild project.
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Tuatara stalwart calls time after 52 years
Date:Categories:TuataraNewsIn his 52 years working with the tuatara at the Southland Museum, Senior Living Species Officer Tuatara Lindsay Hazley QSM has better stories than most.
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ILT grant kicks off first funding support for museum rebuild
Date:Categories:NewsInvercargill’s new museum has been given a boost of $500,000 from the ILT Group in the first successful funding application for Project 1225.
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Architects appointed for new museum design
Date:Categories:NewsInvercargill City Council has appointed the architectural design team that will create the city’s new museum.
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Work on museum and art gallery progressing
Date:Categories:NewsWork towards reimagining Southland’s museum and art gallery is progressing at pace with a new name and vision to tell the stories of Southland leading the way.
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Project 1225 officially underway
Date:Categories:NewsAll eyes are on December 2025 as Invercargill City Councillors voted in favour of a plan that will see a museum base building complete in December 2025.
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New museum build for Invercargill gets green light
Date:Categories:NewsA new museum build for Invercargill city has been given the green light.
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Feedback sought on museum rebuild options
Date:Categories:NewsThe Invercargill community will this month be asked their views on options identified for the future of the region’s museum.
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Museum governance group members appointed
Date:Categories:NewsThe members of a governance group that will make recommendations to the Invercargill City Council on the best outcomes to deliver a future museum in the city have been appointed.
