Invercargill councillors lean towards maintaining current pokie machine caps
Saturday 17 October 2026 · 3 outlets · 2 reports · updated In this story Health New Zealand, Invercargill City Council, ICC
Invercargill City Council has narrowly voted to maintain existing machine caps rather than adopting a sinking-lid policy. While staff suggested a sinking lid would best reduce gambling harm, the committee chose the status quo for upcoming public consultation in November.