He remained tight-lipped, but now says it’s nothing ‘‘major’’. ‘‘No-one was hurt. No bumper-to-bumper exchange. No accident of any sort where a person got hurt.’’ But behind the golden smile, Shadbolt seems acutely aware he’s getting older. He talks about slowing down and says the ‘‘golden years’’ could be over, even though he doesn’t want to admit it. He didn’t expect to win the latest election and fears his chances of making it back into power aren’t good if his opponents play it smart. They’re surprising admissions from a man who carried an air of invincibility the moment he set foot in Invercargill.
An old dump, separated from the Southern Ocean by a crumbling coastal road, could be home to toxic waste.
Colac Foreshore Rd has been closed for over five years due to coastal erosion.
Photo: LDR / Matthew Rosenberg
Those claims, which have been addressed in a letter to Southland Regional Council, come from a former resident, who said she saw environmental blunders first hand.
Colac Bay/Ōraka is a small town at the southern tip of the South Island, home to about 60 permanent residents.
But the tight-knit community has been embroiled in a 10-year battle with council over the closure of an eroding road which they say is a lifeline to their coastal town.
Press Release – Local Government NZ Local Government New Zealands Regional Sector is welcoming a decision by the Government to allow for continued testing and deployment of improved intensive winter grazing practices, ahead of new regulations coming into effect next year. The announcement …
Local Government New Zealand’s Regional Sector is welcoming a decision by the Government to allow for continued testing and deployment of improved intensive winter grazing practices, ahead of new regulations coming into effect next year.
The announcement comes after collaboration between a group of Southland farmers, environmental agencies, farming bodies and regional councils that provided recommendations to the Government on how to make new intensive winter grazing regulations more practical and effective to implement.
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