Business in the front, party in the back to help others
Business in the front, party in the back to help others
Mullets for Mental Health is back for 2020.
Laura Smith
Farmer-ES councillor glad to be back in role
Farmer-ES councillor glad to be back in role
Cleared of any wrongdoing after an investigation into cows being fed on a riverbed, the Environment Southland deputy chairman resumed his role on the regulatory committee yesterday.
ES to review forecasting
ES to review forecasting
Having found the organisation to be in a better financial position than expected, Environment Southland (ES) staff will take a harder look at how they forecast.
Source of leaks asked to front up
Source of leaks asked to front up
Mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt has challenged a whistle-blower to come forward following Department of Internal Affairs intervention at the Invercargill City Council.
Winter Pride festival launches under Level 2 rules
Winter Pride festival launches under Level 2 rules
Thanks to planning and adaptation, Winter Pride Queenstown 2020 has been able to go ahead under Alert Level 2.
Science helping community clear the air
Science helping community clear the air
Invercargill has polluted air - just how much will soon be recorded as part of a data collection programme in the Southland city which this winter has regularly exceeded national standards.
Progress made in repairing storm-damaged SH94
Progress made in repairing storm-damaged SH94
Progress has been made in repairing the storm-damaged State Highway 94, as work at Falls Creek nears completion.
Inquiry into ‘deliberately lit’ fire ongoing
Inquiry into ‘deliberately lit’ fire ongoing
An investigation into a "deliberately lit" fire at Southland Hospital is ongoing after Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) were called out to the inpatient mental health unit yesterday afternoon.
Fire at Southland Hospital 'lit deliberately'
Fire at Southland Hospital 'lit deliberately'
A fire that prompted patients to be moved at Southland Hospital this afternoon was deliberately lit, an investigator says.
Video in aid of hospital removed due to ‘nature and theme’
Video in aid of hospital removed due to ‘nature and theme’
A volunteer fire brigade’s charity-supporting video was removed from social media on Friday due to its "nature and theme", a Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) spokesman says.
Support for charity hospital ‘phenomenal’
Support for charity hospital ‘phenomenal’
Thousands of people donned red, black and white yesterday to support the Southland Charity Hospital (SCH) Buy a Brick Day.
Paua farm and AUT sign memorandum
Paua farm and AUT sign memorandum
A Bluff paua farm, could evolve into an aquaculture facility for education, research and development.
Wary welcome for Peters’ smelter plan
Wary welcome for Peters’ smelter plan
Community leaders are cautiously welcoming a proposal to save the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter — but are stressing any decision about the Southland plant should not be used as a political tool.
Services test air emergency responses
Services test air emergency responses
An airport training exercise was held in Invercargill yesterday through thunder, rain and hail.
Climate action plan draft put to committee
Climate action plan draft put to committee
More than a year after Environment Southland councillors voted against declaring a climate emergency, a climate action plan is a step closer to being adopted.
Moment of truth in battle against pest seaweed
Moment of truth in battle against pest seaweed
The pest seaweed undaria could change the Fiordland marine environment forever. The introduced kelp has so far been controlled, but there are worries present funding is no longer adequate for the management action needed.
Fiords’ biodiversity under threat
Fiords’ biodiversity under threat
Fiordland is home to a unique marine environment.
Money and jobs for the South
Money and jobs for the South
Hundreds of jobs will be created in Southland after loans and funding were announced yesterday, including $25million for a Homer Tunnel safety upgrade.
Petition organiser pleased with response from small community
Petition organiser pleased with response from small community
A Save Our Waiau River petition presented to Parliament highlights the level of community concern, the petition creator says.
Despite devastation, community determined to support one another
Despite devastation, community determined to support one another
Shock. That was the response to news yesterday that more than 1000 jobs would go in Southland if the Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter closes next year.