Environment Southland is investigating the discovery of a possible single Mediterranean fanworm (Sabella spallanzanii) in Bluff Harbour during routine surveillance earlier this month.
From Wednesday next week, a police officer will be available alongside Neighbourhood Support, in Mataura and Gore, fortnightly, to hear the concerns of the public.
Despite another district’s shock last-minute withdrawal, the Gore District Council has passed the southern water plan partnership with a near-unanimous vote.
The Gore District Council is encouraging people to put their hands up for the local body elections and is holding a public meeting to explain what they are all about.
It's been a tumultuous three years at the Gore District Council with a heated election in 2022 ending in a close call and NZ's youngest ever mayor, divisions and murmurs of central govt intervention. What does October's election hold?