Laura Smith

Decaying cows and oysters dumped in an emergency at Southland’s landfill are some of the reasons why neighbouring properties are opposed to its attempt to take on more waste from outside the region.

Winton residents already concerned about the stench from the local dump say they have been kept in the dark about a plan which they fear will make it worse.

An increasingly likely abrupt smelter closure spells a probable overload of Southland’s local labour market, a recently released report explains.

A bid to make a Winton landfill the South’s premier dump, with unlimited rubbish potentially trucked in from as far north as Canterbury, is creating a stench with opponents.

A new report shows a brighter-than-expected post-Covid future for Southland.

The Invercargill City Council is considering the creation of a Maori ward and one councillor says the time has come.

A study into a little-known and critically endangered small native seabird, akin to ‘‘flying penguins’’, may help the species’ survival.

Possible risks stemming from a regional council plan review period are concerning a group dedicated to safeguarding Fiordland’s marine areas.

Protectors  of the Fiordland marine environment are worried inadequate resources risk their work in halting the invasion of a pest seaweed.

A tourism operator will be able to continue its boat business in Doubtful Sound after volunteering consent conditions to minimise its environmental impact.