Councils

* Gore District Council approves directional drilling for Mataura River water project. * Two pipelines to link bores, reservoir, and treatment plant using advanced drilling. * $2.65 million project starts next year, set to finish by December. The Gore District Council has endorsed the use of directional drilling technology to install water

The Invercargill City Council will consult its ratepayers on two options under the new Local Water Done Well proposal on future water future services. While other Southern councils are looking at banding together under a joint Council Controlled Organisation (CCO), Invercargill was still considering a stand alone option, which it

The decision on the future of the Bluff wastewater treatment plant has been one of the hardest that the council has had to make, Mayor Nobby Clark said. At its extraordinary meeting today, council agreed to apply for a new short-term consent to continue operating the existing plant under the

* Government says councils misused wellbeing rules to justify non-essential spending, raising rates. * Labour disputes claims, saying rate increases stem from central government decisions, not councils. * Benchmarking reports will compare council performance on rates, debt, and services nationwide. The government has announced plans to remove four wellbeing provisions from the Local

* Invercargill City Council progresses land sale at Awarua after reserve status clarification. * Te Rūnanga o Awarua suggests land be considered for cultural or housing purposes. * Two sections already listed for sale with additional marketing planned after approvals. The Invercargill City Council is advancing the sale of land parcels at Awarua,

Future land use of the 37ha of Donovan Park farm proposed for sale won’t go out for public consultation until after the Invercargill City Council has signed off its Reserve Management Plan 2024. The council agreed yesterday in its Community Wellbeing and Regulatory Committee to push on with the

Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark says that the city could better serve its ratepayers by standing alone with regard to Local Water Done Well. This was in response to a joint statement released from both the Gore District Council and the Central Otago District Council on Thursday night, calling for Southland

Groundswell NZ’s campaign to stop the new District Plan in Gore from including sites and areas of significance to Maori stepped up a notch this week, with leaders presenting to council. Co-founders Laurie Paterson and Bryce McKenzie spoke to the Gore District Council on Tuesday about what they think