After more than 10,000 hours were lost because workers were isolating because of Covid-19, the Invercargill CBD development opening date will be delayed for about a month.
Stewart Island tourism operators are still taking advantage of an influx of domestic visitors but there are fears they could go elsewhere if the island’s visitor levy triples.
Invercargill deputy mayor Nobby Clark is ready to take the consequences if his submission to the council’s annual plan is deemed a conflict of interest by his fellow colleagues.
Although Southland’s largest landfill has been granted all the consents required to take as much waste as it wants, there is still much work to do to enable that, the company behind the dump says.
While there has been noticeable progress, work is still required to improve leadership issues and the reputation of the Invercargill City Council, a report has said.