Queens Park is a finalist in the annual Beautiful Awards and with voting due to close on 1 February, local park users and the Invercargill City Council (ICC) are urging Southlanders to get online and vote.

CLICK HERE to vote.

Invercargill park run organiser, Liz Henry said the park was world class.

She said visiting runners were always amazed at the number of facilities available within the park, from playgrounds, cafe, nature areas to even a golf course.

Henry was also impressed with how the park had been set up to offer both high energy tracks and exercise areas, right through to tranquil places like the ponds, statues and themed gardens.

It's phenomenal, she said.

Park run has already shared the social media post encouraging people to vote for the park, Henry said.

Invercargill City Council (ICC) spokesperson Sarah McCarthy also urged everyone to vote and share far and wide with family and friends.

Queen's Park's iconic Feldwick Gates at the south end of the park. Photo: ICC

Meanwhile lCC Parks and Recreation manager Caroline Rain said the whole team was excited its amazing workplace had been nominated.

“To receive this recognition means so much for a team who put their heart and soul into maintaining, beautifying and showcasing this treasure of gardens, play areas, aviaries and animals in the heart of Invercargill,” she said.

Other finalists in the Kiwi’s Choice section of the awards are Dudding Lake in Marton, the Great Lake Pathway in Taupō and the Jim Barker Playground and Lake Huiputea, both in Otorohanga.

The Beautiful Awards, New Zealand’s longest-running sustainability awards, were postponed from last year due to the Covid pandemic.

To vote CLICK HERE