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By 5 October, Environment Southland confirmed that 16 sites along the Mataura, Waikaia Rivers, Waimea Stream, Ōreti, Makerawa, Aparima, Orauea Rivers, Otautau Stream and Waiau Rivers had reached "High River Watch" status and that their water levels were dropping. [12] That same day, MetService lifted its heavy rain watch for eastern Otago. [12]
In the 27th annual Environment Southland Community Awards in 2023, the Fiordland Trails Trust was Highly Commended in the Environmental Action in the Community category. [ 9 ] In 2024, the trust announced that it had received approval to construct a 13 km (8.1 mi) section of new trail, running north from Te Anau to Boundary Creek, as part of ...
Environment Southland (Māori: Te Taiao Tonga) is the southernmost regional council in New Zealand, administering the Southland Region, including Stewart Island. In 2006, it had an operating revenue of NZ$19.6 million, NZ$7.1 million of this from rates revenue.
Plan for Change" was a speech given by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on 5 December 2024, which heralded the launch of a strategic plan with the same name, said to be setting out "milestones for a mission-led government".
It was followed by dozens of aftershocks of magnitude 2.5 and up, including a magnitude 4.5 earthquake that occurred less than a minute after the first, and a magnitude 4.1 temblor at 9:17 p.m.
The Natural Resources Regional Plan (PNRRP) proceeded in two stages. Chapters 1 to 3 (Overview, Ngai Tahu and Air Quality) were publicly notified in June 2002. Chapters 4–8 were publicly notified in July 2004. Chapters 1 to 3 were decided on in September 2007 and some aspects of this large and detailed plan were appealed to the Environment Court.
If it did, Southland would have a large surplus of electricity generation and this could affect the viability of the Southland Wind Farm. [4] However, Contact Energy have also said that power demand in Southland is growing, and if Fonterra's plants were electrified this would consume "quite a significant chunk" of the wind farm's generation. [6]
The 2023 southern New Zealand floods were caused by heavy rain that struck the southern part of New Zealand's South Island on 21 September 2023. This storm caused flooding in several places across the Southland and Otago regions including Gore and Queenstown. 100 homes were evacuated in Queenstown and Tuatapere's water treatment plant was damaged.