Former councillor Karen Arnold loses legal battle to avoid clearing gorse from her land.

Former Invercargill councillor Karen Arnold lost a legal battle to clear gorse from her land, despite claiming the plants came from neighboring Bluff Hill, co-owned by the council. After eight failed inspections, a court ordered her to clear the gorse, though Arnold plans to resist the order. The council maintains it follows proper inspection protocols and manages its land according to pest control standards.