Invercargill-based Filmmaker, Matt Inns, has had his sci-fi western, The Ballad of Maddog Quinn, accepted for the prestigious Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival, held in Sitges, Spain. The Ballad of Maddog Quinn centres around infamous outlaw, Maddog Quinn, who is wanted and on the run fro
Environment Southland today signed a contract with Fulton Hogan to initiate the replacement of the Stead Street Pump Station. Environment Southland chief executive Wilma Falconer said the contract would provide the City of Invercargill-Waihōpai, Lake Hawkins residents and the Invercargill airport wi
Environment Southland’s latest monitoring has found elevated levels of the toxic algae in the Waituna Creek at Marshall Road. Toxic algae (benthic cyanobacteria) can be recognised at rivers and streams as a green/brown slime on rocks, or dark brown/black mats at the water’s edge. Several factors can
Environment Southland’s latest monitoring has found elevated levels of the toxic algae in the Waituna Creek at Marshall Road. Toxic algae (benthic cyanobacteria) can be recognised at rivers and streams as a green/brown slime on rocks, or dark brown/black mats at the water’s edge. Several factors can
Invercargill-based Filmmaker, Matt Inns, has had his sci-fi western, The Ballad of Maddog Quinn, accepted for the prestigious Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival, held in Sitges, Spain. The Ballad of Maddog Quinn centres around infamous outlaw, Maddog Quinn, who is wanted and on the run fro
Environment Southland today signed a contract with Fulton Hogan to initiate the replacement of the Stead Street Pump Station. Environment Southland chief executive Wilma Falconer said the contract would provide the City of Invercargill-Waihōpai, Lake Hawkins residents and the Invercargill airport wi
Te Tapu o Tāne celebrated its first year on 21 September, 2022 by opening their southern nursery, Te Kōhaka o Tāne (The Nest of Tānemahuta). An iwi-led Southland environmental charity is helping rangatahi into new careers and turning its attention to large-scale restoration projects. Te Tapu o Tāne
Environment Southland has hired contractors to carry out rabbit control, by way of night shooting, between 15 and 29 August on Invercargill stop banks and retention dams. The control will take place on two nights in this period on rural sections of the Waihōpai, Kingswell, Clifden and Kennington sto
Environment Southland has discovered Didemnum vexillum, commonly known as carpet sea squirt, at two locations in the waters around Rakiura/Stewart Island, as well as a further discovery of the invasive seaweed Undaria pinnatifida (Undaria) at a new site. Carpet sea squirt is an exclusion pest under
The Department of Conservation will consult with the Rakiura/Stewart Island community on plans to deal with a rat incursion on predator-free Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara. An incursion response after a rat was detected in February, has failed to remove all rats, which have now spread to other parts of t
A pilot management programme undertaken by the Game Animal Council, in collaboration with the Department of Conservation, New Zealand Deerstalkers Association (NZDA) and local landowners has successfully removed 126 breeding hinds from the Lake Sumner Recreational Hunting Area (RHA). “We knew from a
