25 November 2022: Pop-up stand at Invercargill Central mall

The Invercargill City Council wants to hear views from young people how to support the vibrancy of our city. The results will be shared with the wider community and will inform Council’s 10 years strategy for the next 2024 -2034 Long-term Plan.

On Friday 25 November, Invercargill City Council and young members of key organisations held a stand at Invercargill Central to get ideas from young people on how to make Invercargill a more attractive place to live and work. The participants were invited to either leave comments on post-it notes or to share their views through an online survey, they could then spin a wheel to win some prizes – up to $100 shopping voucher. The online survey was open from 17 November to 9 December 2022.

Thank to those who shared their ideas with us online and during the event. Council has received nearly 300 comments and 400 ideas with recurring themes such as youth activities / meeting spaces, nightlife, city environment, transport and family activities. The full ideas summary can be found in the Documents section of this page.

The next step will be a creative thinking workshop in February 2023 to build on the ideas previously collected.