25 Jul 2024

10:45 Around the motu : Tess Brunton in Dunedin

From Nine To Noon, 10:45 am on 25 July 2024

An independent investigation has found Invercargill's Nobby Clark mayor seems willing to deliberately and provocatively use racial and homophobic slurs. He has been found to have breached the council's Code of Conduct during a TV interview where he used the N-word. And The Chatham Islands is grappling with an 'out of control' feral pig population that residents say is causing widespread damage.

Feral pigs are rooting up pasture on the Chatham Islands.

Feral pigs are rooting up pasture on the Chatham Islands. Photo: Supplied / Lois Croon