21 Jul 2023

Around the motu : Che Baker in Southland

From Nine To Noon, 10:45 am on 21 July 2023
More graffiti art, with a Clap sign off, appeared on a CBD in Invercargill building

More graffiti art, with a Clap sign off, appeared on a CBD in Invercargill building Photo: Kavinda Herath

A street artist with the moniker Clap has become a nuisance for some Invercargill business owners over the past year.. Graffiti has been showing up on buildings, and fences.

In conservation news, four kākāpō have been moved from Codfish Island, near Stewart Island, to Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari  which is a mainland ecological island in Waikato. This is in an attempt to restore the population of the flightless bird species.

And Groundswell NZ is calling for its supporters to boycott Countdown supermarkets for a fortnight, saying the company blames farmers for its emissions. 

Che Baker is the editor of the Southland Times.