Dave Hull

4 days ago | stuff.co.nz | Nadine Roberts |Karanama Ruru |Kate Green |Dave Hull

The chair of a southern regional council says he is surprised by the number of available vacancies following a recent restructure. Environment Southland disestablished 51 roles and created 56 new ones in a shake-up which impacted almost a quarter of staff this year. When the proposal went live in February, a source told Local Democracy Reporting there were “lots of tears”. It has now been revealed 48 roles are yet to be filled, with the council indicating there's no rush for some.