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Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark maintains that releasing his alternative paper proposing 3.9% rates increases was not interfering with the democracy process. Council chief executive Michael Day told media this week that Mayor Clark’s proposal would take community consultation about the required service cuts of the the equation, and

A pilot bin inspection initiative across Southland has already received a hostile response from some residents, and inspectors are now wearing body cameras to record incidents. WasteNet contracts manager Mark Simpson told the Infrastructure and Projects Committee meeting yesterday that since starting in February, there had been a couple of

Residents of Staunton and Fowler Roads have sent a petition to the Invercargill City Council about the state of their road, but a lack of funding means it’s unlikely to be sealed anytime soon. Nick McCleary spoke in the public forum of the Infrastructure and Projects Committee meeting on

* Environment Southland reported a rise in illegal dumping, including rubbish, vehicles, and animal carcasses. * The council recovered costs for only a few incidents, putting pressure on its budget. * A potential rates increase may be needed to cover cleanup and enforcement efforts. Illegal dumping is becoming a costly issue for Southlanders,

The Invercargill City Council has reported an increase in hostile behaviour towards staff, with 29 cases of verbal abuse in just two months. The Risk and Assurance Committee were briefed by health safety and wellbeing manager Tash Anderson at a meeting on Tuesday. Over the past year the number of

The Invercargill community will be consulted on a 9.47% rates increase, despite opposition from both the Mayor Nobby Clark and deputy Tom Campbell. At yesterday’s council meeting, Mayor Clark told the meeting from the outset he didn’t agree with the process they were using to determine the

* Helen Robinson is leading commercial and partnership efforts at Museum of Southland. * She brings experience in care, construction, and community-focused projects to her new role. * The museum aims to be a space for connection, history, and regional pride. Helen Robinson has stepped into the role of Commercial and Partnerships team

Bin inspections have been reintroduced across Southland to help combat ongoing contamination rates of recycled material being redirected from landfill. At the first WasteNet meeting for the year, director Fiona Walker addressed the committee and said Southland was among the highest rates in New Zealand - currently 19-20%. In comparison,