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The Council introduced its current logo in February 2009. It takes its
theme from the blade of grass sculpture outside the Council Administration
Building in Esk Street and forms the letters ICC. Guidelines for the use of
the logo have been made available to printers and the media.
The
Invercargill City Flag would have been adopted some time after that.
John Moody, 7 November 2021
Pictures of the flag of Invercargill City council in use:
https://icc.govt.nz/visiting-thai-students-meet-the-mayor/img_8665/
https://icc.govt.nz/your-council/meetings-agendas/
https://whatsoninvers.nz/despite-improvements-icc-fails-on-obligations-ombudsman-says/
Olivier Touzeau, 7 November 2021
Invercargill is New Zealand's southernmost city, and the main regional urban
area (and former Provincial capital) of Southland. Invercargill has a population
of about 45,000 (40% of Southland's population), and sits close to the mouth of
the Oreti River on the wide Southland Plains. The city was named for the first
superintendent of Otago Province, Captain William Cargill (Southland was
originally part of Otago). Industries in the area include sheep and dairy
farming, fishing, and aluminium smelting. The city also has a thriving tertiary
education sector and is a hub for tourism, especially given its proximity to
Fiordland, New Zealand's biggest national park.
James Dignan, 7
November 2021
image located by John Moody, 7 November 2021
The Council's Coat of Arms was proposed in 1956 as part of Invercargill's
centennial year and was first exhibited in June 1958. Today the Coat of Arms is
used only as an official seal and on special occasions. The shield is supported
by a pair of takahe, once thought to be extinct but rediscovered in Fiordland in
1948. The crown is the emblem of government. The wavy bars behind the ram's head
are taken from the Arms of the House of Drummond, which is associated with
Invercargill's namesake, Captain William Cargill. The foliage represents
Southland beech and the motto Pro Communi Utilitate translates as "For
the Benefit of the Community". The design also features a ram's head and two
sheaves of wheat to represent Southland's farming traditions. The ship
represents export activity.
John Moody, 7 November 2021