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Environment Southland
Governs Southland Region
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Source: en.wikipedia.org, checkedEnvironment Southland in plain words
- What it can't do
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In November 2025 the Government confirmed it would seek to abolish elected regional councils and replace them with combined territories boards of the district mayors; legislation was expected in mid-2026 with the aim of passing it by 2027. The 2025 elections still chose councillors.
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Who sits on it
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Chairperson
Chosen by the Environment Southland from among its members
- Jeremy McPhail Chairperson · since October 2025
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12 councillors
Elected
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Sources for who sits on it
- Chairperson en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Jeremy McPhail as Chairperson en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Councillor en.wikipedia.org · checked
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, 'Results of the 2025 New Zealand regional council elections', read 2026-10-12: Environment Southland: head (Chairperson), councillor count, electoral system. Fallback: Wikipedia (raw wikitext saved under data/raw/wikipedia-nz/), because council websites and the Department of Internal Affairs statistics were not fetched; chair/mayor results as cited there (council minutes or official declarations). For: Environment Southland, Chairperson, Councillor, Jeremy McPhail as Chairperson
- en.wikipedia.org · checked explainer text, read 2026-10-12. For: What it can't do
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Local Electoral Act 2001 (second Saturday of October, every three years); dates for 2025 confirmed in Wikipedia, results pages, read 2026-10-12: next triennial election date computed from the statutory schedule. Fallback: not read from the Act or the Department of Internal Affairs this session For: General election, October 14, 2028
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