Farming, land, water and the rural communities that underpin Southland.
Environment Southland's 2025-26 compliance report shows 87 per cent of 1393 dairy discharge inspections were fully compliant or low-risk, almost unchanged from last year, despite one of the worst wind storms the region has seen.
Alliance Group will pay eligible farmer-shareholders up to $20 million in late 2026 through a dividend and a supply-based rebate, with a second $20 million distribution planned for next year.
A Rural Co-ordination Group of support agencies and industry bodies has met to line up help for Southland and South Otago farmers as prolonged wet weather tightens silage supplies and strains transport networks.
Fonterra's annual results confirm a final 2025/26 milk price of $9.69 a kilogram of milksolids, a 73-cent dividend and a $9.50 forecast midpoint for the new season, with a $1 billion South Island investment on the way.
