News
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Annual Report characterised by progress and engagement
NewsThe Annual Report 2024-25 highlights a year of strong community engagement, environmental achievements, and strategic partnerships, against a backdrop of national reform and change.
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Report highlights environmental commitment
NewsThe Council has today approved the Compliance Monitoring Report 2024–25.
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Hands-on environmental leaders celebrated
NewsEnvironmental leaders of today and the future were celebrated at the 29th Environment Southland Community Awards in Invercargill on Friday evening.
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Australasian award recognises work in disaster resilience
NewsEnvironment Southland staff member, Jo Paterson, has won an Australasian award in recognition of her work in emergency management and disaster resilience.
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Winter grazing invoice comments inaccurate
NewsSouthland farmers can be assured that comments from Federated Farmers about Environment Southland’s winter grazing invoices are inaccurate.
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Winter air quality improves
NewsThis winter’s cleaner air in Invercargill and Gore is a win for our community’s health, but lasting change requires ongoing commitment.
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Murihiku Southland celebrates six years of no rooks
NewsSouthland has marked this milestone thanks to proactive biosecurity efforts and strong community support.
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Public invited to Meet the Candidates Event
NewsA Meet the Candidates Evening will be held on Wednesday, 10 September.
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Catchment improvement funding open
NewsEnvironment Southland’s catchment improvement funding is once again available for innovative landowners in need of a boost to get their project going.
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Murihiku Slow the Flow delivers promising findings
NewsA two-year programme designed to explore how Murihiku Southland could broaden its thinking to include nature-based solutions to help reduce flood risk is coming to an end.
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Final-day flurry for Environment Southland seats in 2025 elections
NewsNominations for candidates for Environment Southland closed today for the 2025 election.
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Environment Southland encourages community-minded candidates to stand
NewsEnvironment Southland is encouraging Southlanders with a passion for the region to consider standing for Council in this year’s local government elections.
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Hearing on the joint Waituna Lagoon application underway tomorrow
NewsThe hearing to decide on the consent application to manage the opening of the Waituna Lagoon gets underway on Tuesday (29 July).
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Possible Mediterranean fanworm discovered in Bluff Harbour
NewsEnvironment Southland has been notified and is investigating the discovery of a possible single Mediterranean fanworm (Sabella spallanzanii) in Bluff Harbour during routine surveillance.
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Environment Southland welcomes LGC investigation
NewsEnvironment Southland is welcoming the Local Government Commission’s (LGC) investigation into local council governance in Southland.
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Proposed framework for climate action reflects community voice
NewsShifting seasons, more extreme weather and impacts on plant and crop cycles are among a wide range of climate changes people are noticing in Murihiku Southland.
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Annual Plan and Fees and Charges schedule adopted
NewsCouncillors approved the 2025-26 Environment Southland Annual Plan at Wednesday’s (25 June) full Council meeting.
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Air quality testing in Gore shows uneven pollution distribution
NewsA study from NIWA has indicated that air quality is not consistent across Gore, instead air pollution gathers in two specific areas of the town.
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Response to the Local Government Commission
NewsEnvironment Southland has made its response to the Local Government Commission (LGC) available.
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Regional council appoints interim chief executive
NewsI’m pleased to announce that the Council has appointed Rob Phillips as the interim chief executive.
