Southland District Council
Chris Rout has extensive experience in policy analysis and compliance, currently serving as a Senior Policy Analyst at Southland District Council since June 2022. Prior to this role, Chris worked at SBS Bank for over eleven years, where responsibilities included consulting and advising on legislative and policy compliance issues. Earlier career experience includes positions as a Business Analyst and Asset Management Administrator at Trustees Executors Limited from 2004 to 2011, focusing on asset administration for personal trusts. Chris holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance from the University of Otago, completed in 2002.
Southland District Council
Southland is one of New Zealand's most beautiful areas, home to two National Parks and some of the most spectacular scenery the country has to offer. We have strong communities, friendly people and miles of wide open countryside. This region was built on the back of agriculture, which still plays an important role in the economy of the Southland District. Southland District Council manages around 30,979 square kilometres of the Deep South, home to more than 29.000 people. We look after most of Southland (excluding Gore & Invercargill which have their own councils). Southland District Council is responsible for the day-to-day running of our communities - looking after water, wastewater, stormwater, rubbish, animal control, cemeteries, environmental health, libraries, parks and reserves and roading. Through regulatory services, such as building control and resource management, Council ensures standards are met and our environment is looked after. Find out more about us at www.southlanddc.govt.nz