DCC lifts water restrictions
DCC lifts water restrictions
The Dunedin City Council has lifted voluntary water restrictions for all areas of Dunedin, including Mosgiel, Waikouaiti and Karitane.
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ORC to look at ethical investments
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ORC to look at ethical investments
Otago regional councillors have asked staff for a more thorough analysis of ethical investing.
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Lake Onslow: New law may be required
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Lake Onslow: New law may be required
The environmental impact of the proposed Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme could be so great present legislation would not allow it.
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ORC acts on lake criticism
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ORC acts on lake criticism
Protecting and enhancing five inland lakes will be at the centre of work done by the Otago Regional Council’s new lakes management working group.
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Council to discuss regular karakia use
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Council to discuss regular karakia use
Otago regional councillors will today discuss using karakia to open meetings after a controversial walkout earlier this month.
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Planning documents might block Tarras airport
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Terminology argued over in Tarras hearing
A new Central Otago airport at Tarras could be stymied by proposed Otago Regional Council planning documents, proponents say.
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Laws: Open ORC discussions to public
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Laws: Open ORC discussions to public
Debates about Ngai Tahu committee nominees, lifting bus driver wages, and allowing Port Otago access to a local government line of credit to pay for the new Otago Regional Council headquarters...
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ORC gets more time to deliver land and water plan
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ORC gets more time to deliver land and water plan
The Environment Minister has granted the Otago Regional Council a six-month extension for its land and water plan, which chairwoman Gretchen Robertson says is a "positive outcome".
Further dividend payment from Highland Homes ‘unlikely’
Further dividend payment from Highland Homes ‘unlikely’
The sum of less than $8000 already paid to unsecured creditors is likely all they will get from failed Dunedin building company Highland Homes.
Lake hydro scheme moves to next stage
Lake hydro scheme moves to next stage
Hydrogen, biomass and geothermal technologies will be investigated as alternatives to the $16 billion Lake Onslow project ahead of further work on the proposed pumped hydro scheme, the project...
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Fringe Festival, Pride Month share a ‘queer kaupapa’
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Fringe Festival, Pride Month share a ‘queer kaupapa’
The Dunedin Fringe Festival intersects with Dunedin Pride Month in more ways than one, Dunedin Pride chairperson Trak Gray says.
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Delight as historic school building saved
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Delight as historic school building saved
The multimillion-dollar refurbishment of the 172-year-old grounds at Arthur Street School will include the preservation of the school’s historic infants’ building, the school announced yesterday.
Drive-by shooting arrest
Drive-by shooting arrest
Dunedin police have arrested and charged a man with attempted murder after a drive-by shooting in the city last week.
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ORC will eradicate any ‘satellite’ wallaby numbers
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ORC will eradicate any ‘satellite’ wallaby numbers
A "satellite" population of wallabies living in the hills above Dunedin will be destroyed if found, authorities say.
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Waste-to-energy would be closely monitored
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Waste-to-energy would be closely monitored
Air quality concerns around what would be New Zealand’s first waste-to-energy plant are "real and genuine", a backer of the $350million project says.
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Councillor walks out over karakia
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Councillor walks out over karakia
An Otago regional councillor walked out of an emergency council meeting to protest an opening karakia this week.
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Call made for women to consider careers in trades
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Call made for women to consider careers in trades
Tradeswomen "put their all into it" and are some of the best workers on a job site, Ceres Environmental NZ health and safety adviser Tracey Chaplin says.
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New radiology clinic to be ‘flagship branch’
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New radiology clinic to be ‘flagship branch’
A planned six-storey central Dunedin building will house an important tool to treat and manage a range of cancers.
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Ex-ORC chief's $300K payout
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Ex-ORC chief's $300K payout
The Otago Regional Council has declined to explain $300,000 paid to its former chief executive upon her departure last year.
Alleged meth dealer arrested after failed getaway
Alleged meth dealer arrested after failed getaway
An alleged methamphetamine dealer was arrested running through a North Otago farmer’s field after crashing his car and trying to flee police.