What we do
With picturesque Fiordland and Stewart Island Rakiura national parks in our backyard, Southland District Council encompasses 11 percent of New Zealand’s total land area – the largest of any territorial authority.
Council is not only responsible for the management and improvement of physical assets such as roads, bridges, water supply, cemeteries and parks but also the Southland communities' social, economic, cultural and environmental wellbeing.
30,000 residents
19,000 ratepayers
13,000 dogs
4,961km of roads
2,450 street lights
207km footpaths
22 cemeteries
67 public toilets
159 parks and reserves
4 forests
69 housing units in 10 townships
19 Wastewater schemes
Our 200+ staff are diverse in their backgrounds, skillset and location, spread across three Invercargill offices (Forth Street, 20 and 42 Don Street) and seven area offices situated at Riverton, Otautau, Te Anau, Winton, Oban, Lumsden and Wyndham.