Environment Southland says rivers in the region are being put under increasing pressure due to more frequent and severe weather and past approaches do not cut the mustard.
Pukerau school children were busy beautifying the improved cemetery last week, planting flowers and making flax crosses to adorn the war service graves come Anzac Day.
In what some may see as a sad reflection on society, the Gore District Council is aiming to provide consistency for staff dealing with abusive and negative conduct from the public.
An independent director on Bluff’s port has joined the ranks of a new regional council committee which manages more than $100 million of the port’s shares.
Contention over a framework for climate change at last night’s Gore District Council meeting led to four councillors voting against even receiving the report.