Environment

The Department of Conservation (DOC) says hunters seeking a trophy Himalayan tahr can now access new maps showing where mature bulls were seen during recent control operations. Last month’s High Court decision allowed DOC to undertake up to 125 hours of control while it consults the Tahr Plan Implem

The release of the report, Managing our estuaries by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton this week reinforces Environment Southland’s direction for addressing issues affecting estuaries. The report has two key recommendations: 1. include estuaries as part of Freshwater Man

Businesses producing harmful products such as tyres, plastic packaging and electronics will soon have to start cleaning up their own trash. The new government policy, which was announced by Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage, aims to shift the burden of waste management from communities and

Southland needs full support from Central Government to accelerate the growth of open ocean salmon farming following the announcement that the Tiwai Smelter is closing next year. Mark O’Connor, chair of the Southland Aquaculture Working Group, says the Government urgently needs to consider passing s

Environment Southland is setting its sights on enhancing biodiversity in Southland and contributing to the region’s post COVID-19 economic recovery, thanks to $4.5million of Government funding that was announced on Sunday (5/7/2020). The funding, part of the Government’s $1.3 billion Jobs for Nature

Environment Southland approved its Annual Plan 2020-21 at today’s Council meeting. The focus is on striking a balance between meeting growing expectations to deliver on increasingly complex projects and recovering financially in a post-COVID-19 world. The annual plan is forecasting a deficit of $2.7

Environment Southland is striving to make considerable savings on its expenditure for the Annual Plan 2020-2021 ahead of its adoption next week. Last month the Council announced an expected drop in income of around $3.5 million in the 2020-21 financial year due to the negative impacts of COVID-19 on

This morning our compliance team was called to investigate a number of dead eels in the Waihopai River behind Bill Richardson Drive. The eels were mainly found at the edge of a stormwater outlet and Invercargill City Council staff joined our staff to investigate. There were no obvious signs of any p