News

• Wettest spring on record but hope on the horizon

  1 Nov 2024, 4:19 pm

  NIWA’s latest seasonal climate outlook for November – January provides some hope for rural communities who have been managing well despite the wet conditions.

• Ōtautau flood protection work to start

  23 Oct 2024, 4:39 pm

  ​Work will begin this week to enhance the flood protection for the Ōtautau community.

• Report highlights continued priority on local solutions

  23 Oct 2024, 2:49 pm

  Environment Southland has continued to prioritise regional solutions, delivering a number of successes in the past year.

• No wallaby presence confirmed in Te Anau hunt

  18 Oct 2024, 10:06 am

  Following an extensive search of the wider Te Anau area no wallabies have been positively identified.

• Announcement of Funds for Heritage Preservation Projects

  24 Nov 2024, 12:00 am

  ​The Southland Heritage Building & Preservation Trust is pleased to announce that a small amount of funds is available for distribution before the Trust winds-up.

• Notice of Committee and Council meetings - November 2024

  28 Oct 2024, 12:51 pm

  Here are the Committee and Council meetings to be held in Regional House, 220 North Road, Waikiwi, Invercargill during the month of November 2024

• Riverbed Vegetation Control Programme 2024/2025

  9 Oct 2024, 1:21 pm

  Control programme covering the Mataura, Oreti, Aparima, Waiau and Te Anau Basin Rivers.

• Plan Change 5 to the Regional Coastal Plan for Southland

  8 Oct 2024, 2:45 pm

  Environment Southland has received approval from the Minister of Conservation, Hon Tama Potaka, certifying changes to the Regional Coastal Plan for Southland under Plan Change 5.