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Local Information

Waihopai (Invercargill), islocated near the southern tip of New Zealand’s (Aotearoa) South Island (Te Wai Pounamu), serves as a gateway to wilderness areas such as Stewart Island and the Rakiura Track

Our city boasts Queens Park, known for its vibrant flower displays and various sports facilities. Downtown, the Bill Richardson Transport World showcases an extensive collection of vintage automobiles. To the southeast, Waituna Lagoon is renowned for its rich birdlife and thriving trout populations

Eat / Drink and Charge back Information

Charge Backs

• Charge Backs are available at all Invercargill Licensing Trust (ILT) establishments that do meals, including restaurants, and Taverns and Bars, please quote your room number
  • Click here for a list

We also recommend the following places to eat 

Bust Crab - +64 3 214 4214  - please see us at reception for a discount card

Ziffs - +64 3 2130501 - please see us at reception for a discount card 

Best places to buy Bluff Oysters

Kings Fish Market or Barnes Wild Bluff Oysters

Food delivery 

For a variety of food delivery options download the Deliver Easy App  our address is  ASURE Surrey Court Motel, 400 Tay Street, Turnball Thomson Park, Invercargill, 9810

Alcohol 

Invercargill is a Licensing Trust thus alcohol is only sold in bottle stores and NOT in Supermarkets in Invercargill

The Invercargill Licensing Trust (ILT)ublic is a publicly owned organisation that operates 25 businesses in the hospitality industry in Invercargill. The ILT actively promotes Invercargill and the Southern Regions ; and uses the profits from these to fund the school, sports, cultural groups, and welfare bodies. They are the main funders for many of our biggest events, such as The Burt Munro Challenge, The Bluff Oyster Festival, and the main sponsors of the Southern Steel Netball Team, the Southland Stags, Sharks, and many other sporting teams

Click here for a list of liquor outlets in Invercargill

East End Liquor is on the corner beside us here at ASURE Surrey Court

What to see and do 

For our recommendations on what to do in the region, please check out more information here or come and have a chat with us in reception

The Southland Op Shop Trail

Click here if you are looking for a bargain, to re-use, recyle and find those hidden gems 

Transport

For local taxi services

Blue Star Taxis: +64 3 217 7777

Ezicab - Invercargill Taxi Service: +64 27 217 6767 

Invercargill Taxis: +64 216 5995

Airport Shuttle: +64 3 214 3434

Health & Safety

The health and safety of our guests is our top priority.  For emergency services please call 111

In the case of an evacuation, please follow the safety instructions on the back of your door and meet at the designated spot, which is beside the flagpole on the street outside the front of the Eastern Block 

In case of an earthquake, drop, cover and hold until the shaking has stopped and it is safe to move

• Health Clinic After Hours : 0800 456 138

• Dentist After Hours : +64 3 218 6280

• Pharmacy: Woolworths Pharmacy - Closes at 8:00pm, +64 3 218 6280

Sustainability

ASURE Accommodation Group works hard to support our beautiful country by undertaking practical sustainable actions. Many of these you will not see, but some you may notice – all make a difference to the environment we live in

Here are some of practices our members have in place:

• Buy from local sources, which, both support employment in our community and reduces the distance our goods must travel to reach us
• Work with suppliers that can provide our group with environmentally sustainability products. Some members have joined the Dream Green Initiative from Vendella, our provider of hospitality products. Some of our members also use Starline products, and proudly support Beyond Skin Deep recycling
• Work with suppliers that can provide our group with environmentally sustainable products
• Donate supplementary products and excess bedding and furniture.
• LED light bulbs are installed on our premises
• Temperature controlled heating and cooling
• Reduce the amount of waste going to landfill by separating it for recycling
• Use only biodegradable and non-toxic cleaning products
• Recycle and or repurpose product containers
• Soap & hair wash dispensers in all bathrooms to minimise waste
• Train our committed staff to consistently carry out our environmental practices
• All ASURE members are actively involved in our local community and provide sponsorship to many community groups

We trust you are enjoying our country and hope you will help us reduce our impact on it by considering the following things:

• When not needed or when leaving a room, turn off lights or equipment such as heat pumps
• Turns off taps tightly when not directly using water
• Didymo and other aquatic pests could squeeze the life out of our country’s most precious rivers and lakes. You can help to protect your favourite waterways if you always Check, Clean, Dry any gear that comes into contact with the water, between every waterway, every time

We appreciate your support in helping sustain our lovely country

About ASURE

ASURE Accommodation Group consists of just under 40 properties nationwide. Independently owned and operated, ASURE properties provide guests with genuine friendliness, affordable quality motels, apartments, motor inns, and motor lodges. The ASURE Accommodation Group was set up by passionate accommodation providers who wanted to join with other like-minded hosts to ensure their guests experience fantastic hospitality throughout New Zealand.  In true Kiwi spirit, the ASURE Accommodation Group was built on solid values and continues to embrace quality, independently owned and operated accommodation properties with genuinely helpful and friendly hosts.

Check out ASUREstay.com for more information on our network of properties and details about our loyalty programme.