Elevated levels of potentially toxic algae in the Waihopai River at Kennington and Waiau River near the Excelsior Creek inflow.
Environment Southland has commenced the process of developing its Long-term Plan 2024-2034.
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Council has accepted the recommendations of the Hearing Panel on Plan Change 5, and if you made a submission you may appeal the decision before 16 Feb 2024.
Environment Southland’s latest monitoring has found elevated levels of potentially toxic algae in the Waiau River near the Excelsior Creek inflow.
A new report on New Zealand Aluminium Smelters' data confirms our initial understanding of numerous legacy and ongoing sources of contamination to the environment.
More reporting and a general trend of improvement across many environmental measures are features of the 2022/23 Compliance Monitoring Report.
Here are the meetings that are scheduled to be held by the Committees and Council of Environment Southland (the Southland Regional Council), during the month of December 2023
Amendments have been made to our Regional Air Plan 2016 - please read on.
The following meetings of the Committees and Council of the Southland Regional Council, trading as Environment Southland, will be held during the month of November 2023.