Rugby fans booking weeks before test
Rugby fans booking weeks before test
Dunedin accommodation is being booked fast for the first test rugby match the city has hosted in about three years.
Rebecca Fox
ORC funding wobbles over stadium
ORC funding wobbles over stadium
Hearing opposition to the Otago Regional Council's proposal to put $37.5 million towards the Awatea St stadium was a "sobering" experience, Carisbrook Stadium Trust chairman Malcolm Farry said.
Society refines its aims and focus
Society refines its aims and focus
Developing a plan for delivering improved biodiversity on the Otago Peninsula needs to be thought through and ‘‘owned'' by the community, Department of Conservation technical support officer Bruce McKinlay says.
Where are stadium supporters?
Where are stadium supporters?
Otago Regional Council chairman Stephen Cairns "philosophically" believes the Awatea St stadium could be of long-term benefit to the region, but wonders where its supporters are.
Higher bus fares a concern
Higher bus fares a concern
A proposed 25% increase in bus fares would discourage people from taking buses, submitters at yesterday's Otago Regional Council annual plan hearings warned.
Call for ORC to lead on climate
Call for ORC to lead on climate
A clear statement is needed from the Otago Regional Council to show what it is doing about climate change, environmental groups say.
Finding bargains is still 'charm' of sale
Finding bargains is still 'charm' of sale
It is a price rise 28 years in the making.
Call for free bus service
Call for free bus service
Free buses and more shelters were among suggestions made recently to help the Otago Regional Council increase the numbers of bus users.
ORC bid to pass off buses
ORC bid to pass off buses
The Otago Regional Council is considering handing back the city's bus system to the Dunedin City Council.
Bank robberies: Man to face charges
Bank robberies: Man to face charges
Dunedin police last night arrested a 32-year-old man in relation to the robberies of six city banks in recent months.
Dunedin parents relieved daughter survived quake
Dunedin parents relieved daughter survived quake
"Everyone is in amazing good spirits" is the message China-based teacher Catherine McKinlay sent home to her parents in Dunedin after an earthquake devastated the southwestern region of the country on Monday.
Youth on learning curve
Youth on learning curve
Nearly 1000 Otago pupils are learning how to remain physically, mentally, spiritually and socially healthy at Dunedin's annual youth expo, which started yesterday.
Ardent stadium supporter in minority
Ardent stadium supporter in minority
Frankie Wells wound an Otago scarf around her neck and declared her wholehearted support for the Awatea St stadium - one of the few voices to do so at yesterday's Otago Regional Council plan hearings.
ORC seeking costs
ORC seeking costs
The Otago Regional Council is seeking costs as a result of the recent Environment Court appeal on the Leith Lindsay flood-protection scheme.
Visitor centre ‘flamboyant glasshouse'
Visitor centre ‘flamboyant glasshouse'
Ten of the 12 people who made submissions on the Orokonui Ecosanctuary's proposed visitor centre opposed the planned project, with one of the submitters describing the proposed building as a ‘‘flamboyant glasshouse''.
Biggest response to stadium issue
Biggest response to stadium issue
The Otago Regional Council's proposal to help fund the Awatea St stadium has ignited the most interest in ratepayers' submissions to its 2008-09 draft planning documents.
Reluctantly re-retiring at age 83
Reluctantly re-retiring at age 83
She is older than many of the rest-home residents she helps, but age has not stopped 83-year-old Dunedin woman Joyce Myers from working.
Bylaw views sought
Bylaw views sought
People are being urged to have their say about a proposed Otago Regional Council flood protection management bylaw.
Climate change groups receive Govt funding
Climate change groups receive Govt funding
About $8000 in government funding will help two Otago organisations highlight climate change issues as part of World Environment Day.
Shelter on moraine at risk
Shelter on moraine at risk
Dry weather has led to concerns Ball Shelter in the Aoraki Mt Cook National Park could fall victim to a shifting moraine wall.