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Toni McDonald

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Sep 10, 2026
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Aug 25, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Toni McDonald

    Airshed quality improved (opens the original)

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    Southland’s air quality is showing signs of improvement, with only one PM10 pollution exceedance recorded across the province this winter. Environment Southland science investigations and operations manager Ash Rabel said Invercargill city’s PM10 exceedance record for 2026 remained clean. “It’s been one of the best winter air quality outcomes.” The singular breach happened in Gore on July 9 when it reached 55µg/cu m, above the national limit of 50µg/cu m. Particulate matter (PM10), about one-sev

  2. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Toni McDonald

    Wild weather hits Southland (opens the original)

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    Power outages, flooded roads and gale-force winds were among the impacts of a storm sweeping across Southland. Emergency services, councils and power crews were urging residents to take care as the wild weather continued on Monday. A PowerNet spokesperson said the company had been working on outages across the eastern Southland region where repairs were needed to power lines impacted by the weather. “Our teams are working hard to repair and restore power as quickly as possible.” Wind gusts peake

  3. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Toni McDonald

    Bluff to anchor ‘blue economy’ (opens the original)

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    Aquaculture is set to have “transformational economic impact” on Southland over the next 10-30 years, business leaders heard on Tuesday. Great South regional strategy general manager Bobbi Brown said recent developments had moved the sector from discussion to reality, and Southland businesses were being encouraged to prepare themselves for the opportunities the growing industry presented. Historically, the nation’s aquaculture industry had grown more slowly than that of international competitors

  4. Article · Aug 25, 2026 · Toni McDonald

    Tipping the cap for charity (opens the original)

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    If you have a head for hats, the Rotary Club of Invercargill would like to hear from you. And with 13,000 caps to sell, they have enough to put a hat on every head in Gore, Te Anau and Winton. The cap collection was donated this year after volunteers went to pick up donated books from a collector’s estate. Rotary Club of Invercargill book sale chairman Richard Russell said the club was initially at a loss with what to do with so many hats. But they eventually decided to trial selling them for $2

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