27 Apr 2023

Around the motu: Che Baker in Invercargill

From Nine To Noon, 10:45 am on 27 April 2023
Lindsay Hazley with Henry the tuatara outside the Southland Museum and Art Gallery building

Lindsay Hazley with Henry the tuatara outside the Southland Museum and Art Gallery building Photo: Kavinda Herath

Che talks to Kathryn about why Southern mayors can't keep out of the news, the intentional poisoning of trees, Henry the tuatara's keeper calls it a day after 52 years and the Routeburn Classic Trail Running Race is on weekend.

Trevor and Sally Bremner are disappointed people have systematically poisoned dozens of trees near their organic vegetable garden in Tuatapere, Western Southland. The area on Southland District Council owned land, (behind the Tuatapere Squash courts and beside the Heritage Orchard Park) with over 250 pine trees where dozens are dying and have holes drilled in them.

Trevor and Sally Bremner are disappointed people have systematically poisoned dozens of trees near their organic vegetable garden in Tuatapere, Western Southland. The area on Southland District Council owned land, (behind the Tuatapere Squash courts and beside the Heritage Orchard Park) with over 250 pine trees where dozens are dying and have holes drilled in them. Photo: Robyn Edie/Stuff