No changes to stance on climate
No changes to stance on climate
Despite the suggestion Southland’s regional council is out of step when it comes to climate change, councillors will not change their approach.
Laura Smith
$100K to boost predator efforts
$100K to boost predator efforts
Plans to scale up Predator Free Southland’s efforts have been bolstered by a $100,000 grant.
Position on climate emergency to be addressed
Position on climate emergency to be addressed
Following the Government’s declaration of a climate-change emergency, Southland regional councillors will this week discuss whether its own approach is out of step, as one councillor asserted.
Thousands turn out for Christmas races
Thousands turn out for Christmas races
It was wet and it was windy but that didn’t stop thousands of people from heading to the annual Ascot Park Christmas At The Races at the weekend.
Digger on fire on Southland
Digger on fire on Southland
Firefighters are working to extinguish a digger on fire in Southland.
Smashing start, now we’re off
Smashing start, now we’re off
It was a smashing day for those involved with the Southland Charity Hospital, as the building’s demolition for re-purposing got under way.
Weaving way to protect the wai
Weaving way to protect the wai
Ki uta ki tai, from the mountains to the sea, the state of the environment depends on working to improve the quality of both land and water. Otago Daily Times reporter...
UV water treatment planned to help water quality, hearing told
UV water treatment planned to help water quality, hearing told
The timing of upgrades to a Southland meat processing plant have proved a significant point of discussion during a three-day consent hearing.
Concerns raised over completeness of Mataura River water quality data
Concerns raised over completeness of Mataura River water quality data
The environmental impact on an already degraded river was a central topic of a Mataura meat processor’s consent hearing yesterday.
Concerns raised over timing of Alliance plant upgrades
Concerns raised over timing of Alliance plant upgrades
A chicken and egg situation. That is how one commissioner described proposed upgrades to a Southland meat processor discussed at a consent hearing in Invercargill yesterday.
Consents increase 20%
Consents increase 20%
Environment Southland staff are under the pump as they are hit with the immediate effects of the Government’s new freshwater package.
Runner’s aim is 30th Kepler finish
Runner’s aim is 30th Kepler finish
With a bit of a push from his son, Alan Reid hopes to be the first person to have finished the Kepler Challenge mountain run 30 times.
Freshwater goals set
Freshwater goals set
Environment Southland councillors have paved the way for plans on freshwater quality goals.
Flood protection approved
Flood protection approved
Approval has been given for $18.5million of flood protection works to go ahead following positive community feedback.
Tumultuous regional year but not all bad
Tumultuous regional year but not all bad
Southland's regional council annual report denotes a tumultuous year, but highlighted not all was bad.
Christmas bears bring joy
Christmas bears bring joy
Seven-year-old Penny Smith had never had a bed full of teddy bears - until yesterday.
Fallen trees responsible for power cuts across network
Fallen trees responsible for power cuts across network
The weekend’s wind caused havoc to southern powerlines, with most affected customers’ power supply restored by late on Sunday.
Human Rights Commissioner in region to hear concerns
Human Rights Commissioner in region to hear concerns
Travelling from the top of the South Island to the bottom, a Human Rights Commissioner ended her tour with a two-day stop in Southland.
Native forest restoration draws a crowd
Native forest restoration draws a crowd
Safeguarded from further depletion, a Southland native forest remnant has been opened to the public.
Group bares all to continue streak of fundraising success
Group bares all to continue streak of fundraising success
Stripping down the stress is what one Southland woman believes draws members to the southernmost nudist group.