Thursday, 22 July 2021, 12:36 pm Environmental NGOs wrote to Southland District Council yesterday expressing deep concern over the Council’s decision to grant an access arrangement to New Brighton Collieries Limited (NBCL), an overseas owned company, for coal exploration in the Ohai forestry area. The letter urges the Southland District Council to reverse their decision and decline the access arrangement sought by NBCL. It also puts forward a courageous vision for Southland, proposing a decline from coal and a move towards clean energy alternatives. Together the organisations say: It is absolutely inappropriate for Aotearoa New Zealand to continue exploring for coal in the midst of a