Plans to revoke the reserve status of Invercargill’s Donovan Park have been put on hold so the matter can be considered during the long-term plan process. The decision was made at the council’s community and regulatory committee meeting on Tuesday. The consultation document for the long-term plan will be presented to council in late 2026, before a public consultation period opens in March 2027. A report prepared by council parks and recreation manager Caroline Rain presented two recommendations to councillors to either not progress the revocation of 37ha of Donovan Park which is predominantly farm land or support the revocation so the land could be sold to enable future residential development. During the discussion of the recommendations, Cr Darren Ludlow reminded councillors that in the late 1990s there had been public opposition to revoking the reserve status of the park. “We didn't feel that there was the impetus to proceed.…