As an Economic Development Agency, Venture Southland provides a variety of services and programmes to meet the needs of businesses in and around Southland.  If you cannot find the information you require on this website, please feel free to contact Venture Southland for more assistance. Read below for more information....

• Providing vouchers to eligible businesses to subsidise management upskilling with 'approved training providers'. This can include group workshops or one-to-one coaching. 
• Assistance with accessing funding for research and development projects through the Foundation for the Research Science and Technology.
• Assistance with usign the Global Expert Service, providing access to a network of over 20,000 experts to help solve problems from invention to commercialisation.
• Providing the 'biz' service, a free service offering information, contacts and advice on how to start up or develop a business.
• Business Mentors New Zealand programme makes available free of charge the skills and experience of people who have proven themselves successful in business. To read more or register for a mentor visit www.businessmentor.org.nz.  
• General referral services to other business support services. 
• Sustainable Tourism South (charter programme) encourages tourism businesses to develop action plans focusing on environmental sustainability, factors looked at include energy efficiency, waste reduction, recycling, water quality and conservation. For more information visit www.southlandnz.com/sustainabletourism

Phone: (03) 211 1400

Email: info@venturesouthland.co.nz  

Website: www.southlandnz.com  

• Land Sustainability Officers at Environment Southland promote the sustainable use of land through the offering of expert advice on best management practices that allows for the management of effects on land and water through resource use and natural events. For more information visit www.es.govt.nz.
• The Quick Steps for Sustainability Programme  involves a sustainability consultant identifying 10 ways the business can reduce waste and then providing information and support to help the business step towards sustainability. For more information visit www.es.govt.nz

Phone: (03) 211 5115
Email: services@es.govt.nz
Website: www.es.govt.nz

Details of upcoming courses and events are found in our Enviro event Calendar and newsletter. Contact the IEC if you wish to receive our Enviro email.

IEC lends out recycled bikes from the centre and supports the Bike doctor’s free community workshop and repairs which is held Fridays 11-4pm St Johns Church Hall.

Stockist of Bokashi, Trade aid, Global Soap products.

Phone: (03) 218 4404
Email: iec@paradise.net.nz 
Website: www.iec.org.nz

The point of contact for Iwi consultation on Resource Consent Applications. Also available to assist with enquiries around interpretation for the tourism industry.

Phone: (03) 931 1242 or 0274 479 166
Email: tami@woosh.co.nz
Address: Murihiku Marae, 408 Tramway Road, Invercargill

Phone: (03) 211 1706
Email: Donna.Peterson@icc.govt.nz
Website: www.wastenet.org.nz

The Lower South Island’s Regional Coordinator for the NZ Landcare Trust is Janet Gregory. Based near Gore, Janet works with the Southland Biodiversity Forum and supports the many Landcare Groups in the region.

Project Coordinator, Gretchen Robertson works with landcare groups, rural communities and multiple agencies involved with the Upper Taieri project.

A list of projects can be seen here. 

Contact Southland Regional Coordinator
NZ Landcare Trust
(03) 208 7883 or 027 222 4005
janet.gregory@landcare.org.nz