Mary Williams

Multiple nitrate spikes in Gore’s water supply since residents were advised it is drinkable were at levels a council manager says are ‘‘not desirable’’.

An inconclusive investigation into high nitrate levels in wells used for Gore’s drinking water supply has been branded shoddy by freshwater campaigners and academics.

Santana Minerals’ bid for fast-track approval to mine gold at Bendigo has hit a snag over information gaps in its application.

Amid a nitrate scare in Gore, Environment Southland has been accused of going to "outrageous" lengths to minimise blaming intensive dairying. Mary Williams reports.

A government scheme that finds homes for homeless people as well as tailored support must be funded in Dunedin, a housing hui will be told today.

Lack of consultation with local iwi would be "very difficult" to remedy now, the fast-track panel considering Santana Minerals’ mine proposal has heard.

Intensification of farming is the ‘‘elephant in the room’’ regarding nitrate pollution, Environment Southland’s chairman told councillors yesterday.

Lack of consultation with local iwi would be "very difficult" to remedy now, the fast-track panel considering Santana Minerals’ mine proposal has heard.

Claims Santana may have breached Treaty law in its application to mine gold at Bendigo raised points of law and could end up in the courts, senior lawyers say.

A dolphin that was drowned by a fishing trawler off Southland’s coast was in a marine mammal sanctuary, government records show.

A roof was found for a Dunedin homeless man the day after he told his story to the Otago Daily Times.

Te Kāika was required to undertake 28 ‘‘critical actions’’ to lift the suspension of its accreditation to deliver social care for children and young people.

A former refugee who speaks no English and has cardiac issues says he has spent the past seven months mainly sleeping in his car on the St Clair Esplanade.

Santana is alleging Ngāi Tahu wants a $180 million payout if the firm’s Bendigo gold project gets the go-ahead.

Santana's failure to meet treaty obligations means its fast-track application to mine gold at Bendigo must be rejected, Ngāi Tahu says.

Freshwater campaigners are blaming inaction by authorities as a government report flags declining waterway health and wetland loss.

Te Kāika risks being prevented from delivering key government-funded services for children and youth due to an investigation of its suitability as a service provider.