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- Work begins on larger centre
- Remembering those who were lost
- Southern Fire Fighters Heading to Victoria
- Mayor Criticises Roading Changes
- Council congratulates Barnes
- New Treatment System for Scheme
- Winter driving campaign starts
- Land use consent granted to South Coast Dairy
- Council saddened by mill closure
- Presentation on new code planned
- Revamp for Council website
- Record number of submissions
- Councils working together
- District funding of water and sewerage postponed
- Council defends response timeframes
- Council to apply for consent to clear vegetation
- Resurfacing contract let
- Proposed plan changes to be notified
- Southern Councils pleased with cycle trail announcement
- Next steps in joint planning review process
- Preliminary work on cycle trail moves along
- Council urges decision on subsidy
- Feedback sought on Curio Bay draft plan
- Rock quarry granted consent
- Proposed plan changes notified
- English visits south
- Unqualified Annual Report adopted
- Regional CD organisation step closer
- New Papatotara Coast Road opened
- About turn on cycle trail funding
- Summary of submissions on proposed plan changes available
- Shutdown on Lumsden Balfour water supply
- Bruce Halligan new Group Manager
- Feedback still wanted on waste collection changes
- New online request for service
- Large water and waste projects under way
- Mine granted resource consents
- Southland rugby supports Road Safety message
- Youth initiatives at SDC
- New library management system
- Council wants feedback on contract cost allocation
- Council keeping options open on review
- Fonterra rail resource consent approved
- Draft Annual Plan approved
- Southland District Council (Stewart Island/Rakiura) Empowering Bill 2010
- Update on Roading Conditions No 16 (9.30am)
- Bridges, roads and drains under pressure from flooding
- Urgent notice to Tuatapere, Lumsden-Balfour and Eastern Bush Otahu Flat water users
- Downer EDi new maintenance contractor
- One road reopened
- Manapouri foreshore consent granted
- Samoan Language Week 2010
- 81 submissions on Draft Annual Plan
- Council encourages consideration on Gypsy Day
- Cycle way still progressing - slowly
- Drivers risking their lives
- Councillors discuss submissions to Draft Annual Plan
- Stewart Island levy bill under way
- Allocations committee grants more than $75,000
- $4 million from Government for cycle trail
- $1.5 million saved by Council
- Annual Plan adopted
- Happy Valley Road Closure
- Court case highlights need for vigilance and responsibility
- CEO's contract renewed
- Warning for dog owners
- Council backs retention of services
- Forest Hill Foundation backed
- Erik Barnes new Group Manager
- Roading programme approved
- Two staff heading to Christchurch
- Inclusive Communities Strategy working well
- Ratepayers reminded about rates rebate scheme
- Snow hits Southland hard
- Some Southland roads closed
- Work starts on fixing island slips
- Two bins for Southland ratepayers
- Council looking at ways to help out farmers
- Use your right to vote
- Southland residents poorly prepared for emergencies
- SDC Office open on Saturday for votes
- Cardno back as Southland District Mayor
- Poisoning of trees shocks Council
- Consents value goes up
- Te Anau Plan Changes now operative
- Two-bin service to start 1 May
- eDay - Clean up NZ's computer waste
- Decision on neurosurgery great news
- SDC reviewing building policy
- Achievements highlighted in SDC Annual Report
- Nominations sought for vacancies
- Total Fire Ban declared
- Call for nominations
- Vandalism posing a great risk to safety
- New system for treatment plant
- Fire ban to be lifted
- No election needed for community boards
- Fire on southern coast under control
- Milford Community Association seeking representative
- Allocations committee grant more than $70,000
- Mayor's husband dies
- Roads affected by floodwaters
- Roading update No 1
- Dog registration costs to increase
- Grants of more than $70,000 made
- Final roading update
- Building to be demolished
- Emergency 111 calls in Southland - Urgent
- Emergency 111 calls system restored
- New webpage will match donations with need
- Help Christchurch
- Te Anau development gets consent
- Council awards roading contracts worth $1 million
- Wheelie bin rollout in April
- Draft Annual Plan 2011/2012
- Castle Rock outcrop to be protected
- Old wheelie bins to be picked up
- Te Anau Airport highly commended
- 61 submissions to Draft Annual Plan
- Roads affected by flooding - Final Update: 20th May
- Liquor Licensing Accord adopted
- First Meeting of Dog Control Sub-Committee
- Review could hit Southland hard
- Council concerned about possible Building Control reforms
- First Mayor remembered
- Change in highway classification
- New bridge postings
- Resealing contract let
- Work progressing on sewerage scheme project
- Milford Community Trust reschedules meeting on airport
- Otautau Hall closed
- Southland Roading Update
- Dog registration penalty
- Roading conditions update (10am)
- Government cuts road funding for Southland
- Cowan, Hore coming to Winton
- Whisper jet to land at Te Anau Airport
- SDC and DoC launch scheme to tackle freedom camping
- Cycle trail consent application open for submissions
- Southland celebrates the Rugby World Cup
- Mayor angry over redundancies
- Digital library service planned
- 205 submissions received on cycle trail application
- Nominations sought for Milford Community Trust elections
- No funding for Southland project
- Update on roading conditions (4pm)
- Annual Report adopted
- Reminder for residents to vote
- Mayors unhappy at threat to youth programme
- Mayor says no to tunnel
- Ohai Railway Fund Committee allocates grants
- Fleming Road closed
- Update on roading conditions (9am)
- Consent application refused
- Mayors decide on Anniversary Day date
- Water issues discussed
- Office Closures - Christmas and New Year
- Hosing restrictions in Riverton and Ohai
- Total fire ban in southern district
- Hosing restrictions across Southland District
- Dangerous building notices for two Winton properties
- Reminder to microchip your dog
- Reminder to recycle responsibly
- Workshop on energy for Stewart Islanders
- Fire ban to be lifted
- Update on Roading Conditions - 9.30am February 27
- Hosing restrictions lifted across Southland District
- Delegation to formalise relationship
- New service provider for SIESA
- Preliminary draft 10-year plan discussed
- Stewart Island visitor levy becomes law
- Council concerned about rural health services
- Council Draft 10 Year Plan approved
- Council proposes changes to its bookbus service
- 229 submissions to Draft Long Term Plan
- Stewart Island levy update
- Southland District Mayor criticises justification of cuts to road funding
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News/Media Releases
Southland District Council issues news releases to all local media in the district on a regular basis to keep the community informed about various issues and events.
This page displays the current releases for the past six months. Older releases can be found in Archives.
Southland District Mayor criticises justification of cuts to road funding
Wednesday, 23 May 2012Southland District Mayor Frana Cardno said that Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee's use of the draft Road Maintenance Task Force Report as a justification for recent roading cuts is a divergence from the report's purpose of identifying efficiencies in roading. ..Read more.
Stewart Island levy update
Friday, 18 May 2012Southland District Council is progressing with plans for the administration of the Stewart Island/Rakiura Visitor Levy and will be working with key stakeholders, the Community Board and the Stewart Island community to put a transparent and robust system in place. ..Read more.
229 submissions to Draft Long Term Plan
Thursday, 10 May 2012Southland District Council has received 229 submissions to its Draft Long Term Plan, the highest number of submissions to a Draft Long Term Plan to date. Policy and Planning Manager Susan Cuthbert said these submissions will form an integral part of the Long Term Plan process going forward. ..Read more.
Council proposes changes to its bookbus service
Tuesday, 1 May 2012Southland District Council is proposing changes to its bookbus service in the Draft Long Term Plan to cater for usage demands and declines across the District. Covering 11% of the land area of New Zealand, Southland District Council's bookbus service aims to ensure that library services are readily accessible to all residents and ratepayers, particularly those who do not live near a library...Read more.
Council Draft 10 Year Plan approved
Wednesday, 4 April 2012The Southland District Council is proposing a 5.61% rise for district rates for 2012-13 in its draft 10 Year Plan, released for public consultation at yesterday's Council meeting. Councillors approved the draft plan, which will be available online tomorrow (Thursday, April 5), and a summary document should arrive in every district mailbox mid-April. Submissions close on May 9...Read more.
Council concerned about rural health services
Wednesday, 28 March 2012Southland District Council is concerned about the future of rural health services in Southland. Representatives from Tuatapere spoke to Council's policy review committee meeting in Riverton on Wednesday about the planned funding cut to Tuatapere's maternity services by the Southern District Health Board...Read more.
Stewart Island visitor levy becomes law
Thursday, 22 March 2012The Stewart Island/Rakiura visitor levy has become law after being read for a third and final time by Parliament. Senior policy analyst Wayne Heerdegen said the levy is a great example of a council, MPs and the community working together for the betterment of that community...Read more.
Preliminary draft 10-year plan discussed
Monday, 12 March 2012Audit New Zealand will now spend the next few weeks auditing Southland District Council's draft 10-year plan prior to its approval and release for public consultation on April 4. Council group manager customer and financial services Bede Carran said the proposed district rate increase is 5.61%. ..Read more.
New service provider for SIESA
Thursday, 8 March 2012Southland District Council has awarded the management contract for the electricity network on Stewart Island to Power Services Ltd. For the past five years PowerNet has had the management contract, and has sub-contracted it to Power Services...Read more.
Delegation to formalise relationship
Thursday, 1 March 2012A Education Southland delegation is heading to Thailand this month to be part of events and ceremonies organised to formalise relationships between Chiang Mai and Southland. Venture Southland group manager Rex Capil said Education Southland is an international student recruitment marketing initiative established in 2003 to coordinate a collective approach to market Southland as a quality education destination to the rest of the world...Read more.
Hosing restrictions lifted across Southland District
Wednesday, 29 February 2012All hosing restrictions are being lifted by Southland District Council as of March 1, 2012. Southland District Council water and waste assets manager Ian Evans said the water supply schemes at Te Anau, Manapouri, Mossburn, Ohai-Nightcaps-Wairio, Lumsden township, Orawia, Edendale-Wyndham, Otautau, Tuatapere, Riverton and Winton are now no longer under pressure as there has been plenty of rain that has filled reservoirs, aquifers, rivers and lakes...Read more.
Update on Roading Conditions - 9.30am February 27
Monday, 27 February 2012All roads are now open in Southland, but the Pyramid Bridge remains closed. Roads around the Waikaia are open but drivers are advised to take care on them. The Pyramid Bridge will remain closed until a report is carried out on it...Read more.
Fire ban to be lifted
Thursday, 23 February 2012Recent rain has eased the fire danger so the fire ban across Southland will be lifted on Saturday (February 25). A total fire ban will remain in place in the Naseby area. Southern Rural Fire Authority principal rural fire officer Mike Grant said a restricted fire season will be put in place across the province, which means a permit has to be gained to light an open fire...Read more.
Workshop on energy for Stewart Islanders
Thursday, 9 February 2012A community event to help Stewart Islanders understand the issues and options available for alternative energy sources has been organised by the Stewart Island Electrical Supply Authority, the Stewart Island Community Board and Venture Southland...Read more.
Reminder to recycle responsibly
Monday, 30 January 2012Staff at the Rakiura Resource Recovery Centre on Stewart Island would like to remind people about the importance of responsible recycling after two isolated incidents in recent times have resulted in health and safety being compromised...Read more.
Dangerous building notices for two Winton properties
Thursday, 26 January 2012Two buildings in Winton have been issued with dangerous building notices by the Southland District Council. Council building control manager Kevin O'Connor said concerns had been raised with Council about the condition of an overhanging balcony and veranda at street frontages of 206, 208 and 212 Great North Road, Winton along with concerns about the stability of brick and a chimney at the rear of the properties...Read more.
Reminder to microchip your dog
Thursday, 26 January 2012Southland District Council is reminding dog owners to microchip their dogs after it has had to send out 50 infringement notices to dog owners throughout the district who have failed to do so, despite the written requests they have received. Council has been left with no alternative but to issue the fine of $300 to each of the dog owners in breach of Section 36A of the Dog Control Act 1996 which states that a microchip transponder must be implanted in certain dogs...Read more.
Hosing restrictions across Southland District
Wednesday, 11 January 2012Southland District residents are being asked to conserve water as the ongoing dry weather puts pressure on the district's 12 water schemes. Southland District Council water and waste assets manager Ian Evans said residents on the Te Anau, Manapouri, Mossburn, Ohai-Nightcaps-Wairio, Lumsden township, Orawia, Edendale-Wyndham, Otautau, Tuatapere, Riverton and Winton water supply schemes need to be careful with their use of water for the foreseeable future. "We need people to show restraint and we are also putting hosing restrictions on all townships which have council water schemes until further notice. This includes Riverton and Ohai-Nightcaps-Wairio, where the restrictions were in place already but were to end on 14 January," Mr Evans said...Read more.
Total fire ban in southern district
Thursday, 5 January 2012A total fire ban for all of Southland and parts of the Clutha District covered by the Southern Rural Fire Authority will be in place from 8am today (Thursday 5 January). The ban means that no one can light any fires in the open and also suspends all existing fire permits. The fire ban applies to all townships within the Southland District, Gore District and Invercargill City and also prohibits people in these towns from burning rubbish, using incinerators, or cooking outdoors with open braziers or hangis...Read more.
Hosing restrictions in Riverton and Ohai
Wednesday, 4 January 2012Residents in Riverton and Ohai have hosing restrictions until 14 January or until further notice. Southland District Council water and waste assets manager Ian Evans said the restrictions in Riverton are due to low water levels and increasing pressure on the water treatment plant, while Environment Southland has asked Council to not take any more water from the source in Ohai. "All our towns are struggling to some extent with this weather but we are particularly concerned about Riverton," Mr Evans said. The Riverton supply is under pressure from high consumer demand, which is restricting the amount of water that can be pumped into the reservoir. Hosing restrictions have been made to protect the supply and maintain public health and fire-fighting capabilities...Read more.
Office Closures - Christmas and New Year
Tuesday, 20 December 2011All Southland District Council offices will close on Friday 23 December at 12 noon...Read more.
Water issues discussed
Monday, 12 December 2011Water and wastewater quality, and stormwater were key issues for discussion for Southland District councillors at their meeting on Wednesday...Read more.
Mayors decide on Anniversary Day date
Tuesday, 6 December 2011The three southern Mayors have decided Southland Anniversary Day will be celebrated on Easter Tuesday every year. Southland District Mayor Frana Cardno said it is great to be able to announce a decision on when to celebrate Anniversary Day...Read more.
Consent application refused
Thursday, 1 December 2011A resource consent application from Lake Te Anau Developments Limited to undertake a 15-lot subdivision has been turned down by Southland District Council's Resource Management Committee...Read more.
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| First added: | 10 December 2008 |
| Last updated: | 18 January 2010 |
