http://www.es.govt.nzen-ushttp://www.es.govt.nz/council/news.aspx?article=57Southland's four councils are one step closer to one shared Civil Defence organisation for the region after agreement this week by Southland's political leaders, Invercargill Mayor and Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Chairman TimFri, 06 Nov 2009 09:57:59+1300http://www.es.govt.nz/council/news.aspx?article=56Floating or partially submerged ropes left by whitebaiters are causing a hazard to small boats in the lower reaches of some of Southland's rivers.Environment Southland has issued a general reminder to whitebaiters that they must remove allWed, 04 Nov 2009 09:19:25+1300http://www.es.govt.nz/council/news.aspx?article=55Southland farmers are receiving less 'unsatisfactory' results from the compliance monitoring team at Environment Southland as a result of surface water quality on their properties. Results published in the 2008/09 EnvironmentalFri, 23 Oct 2009 15:24:22+1300http://www.es.govt.nz/council/news.aspx?article=54Environment Southland Land Sustainability Officers have just finished planting over 300 native plants and shrubs alongside the Pukerau stream, to demonstrate to landowners ways they can construct and manage a riparian buffer zone.  LandMon, 19 Oct 2009 13:17:14+1300http://www.es.govt.nz/council/news.aspx?article=53The Southland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group advises that there is a very low risk of a tsunami reaching the southern coast as a result of today's earthquake off Vanuatu. The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management'sThu, 08 Oct 2009 14:18:03+1300