Annual Report

The Annual Report 2025-26 highlights a year in which the Council built on a strong record of flood management upgrades and service delivery during challenging times.

Environment Southland Chair Jeremy McPhail said the Council had responded to severe weather, Government reform and financial pressure, and continued to invest in the future during another challenging 12 months.

“Our focus is on delivering our essential services well, providing value for Southlanders and preparing for the changes ahead,” he said.

In 2025-26, Environment Southland achieved 74% of its activity group performance targets, meeting 25 of the 34 performance measures, an improvement from 65% in 2024-25, 63% in 2023-24, and 62% in 2022-23 financial years. Where targets were not met, performance was often close to the required level or met most of the target criteria.