Claim egos stymieing co-operation
Claim egos stymieing co-operation
Otago regional councillors are saying egos are getting in the way of working together with the Dunedin City Council and the chairman has singled out the mayor.
Hamish MacLean
Green light for new system
Green light for new system
Southern leaders are welcoming the certainty a new traffic light system will bring for businesses despite lingering questions about how vaccine passports are going to work.
Man allegedly found with illegal gun and ammo during police visit
Man allegedly found with illegal gun and ammo during police visit
Police arrested a 61-year-old Dunedin man today after they say officers found prohibited ammunition and a firearm unlawfully in his possession.
Complaint looms over proceedings: Laws
Complaint looms over proceedings: Laws
Otago regional councillor Michael Laws says the code of conduct complaint against him has cast a shadow over business at the council.
ORC wants ecological assessment of Kuriwao land
ORC wants ecological assessment of Kuriwao land
Otago endowment land once earmarked for protection was passed over by the Department of Conservation due to its low conservation value, the department says.
Exploring pest control through genetics
Exploring pest control through genetics
The war on pests is being brought to a molecular level by Otago researchers.
Aim to advocate for students with disabilities
Aim to advocate for students with disabilities
The number of University of Otago students facing life with a disability could be more than 1500, Otago Disabled Students’ Association president Lauren Dewhirst says.
'Preserving the mana': Six60 buys flat to support performers
'Preserving the mana': Six60 buys flat to support performers
Six60 has bought their former Castle St flat, and with the University of Otago the band will help Dunedin’s next generation of aspiring performers get closer to their dreams.
Which pinniped is that, on Otago shores?
Which pinniped is that, on Otago shores?
Not all seals are created equal, but a leopard seal never changes its spots.
Teen tasered, arrested in central Dunedin
Teen tasered, arrested in central Dunedin
A 17-year-old boy is to appear in the Dunedin Youth Court today, following an arrest involving a taser in the central city.
On the run, Milford Sound-Mt Cook flat out
On the run, Milford Sound-Mt Cook flat out
Ultra-marathon runner Glenn Sutton has done it again, completing another of his awe-inspiring runs.
Dunedin Hospital capacity no longer at code black
Dunedin Hospital capacity no longer at code black
Dunedin Hospital is no longer at capacity following the Southern District Health Board's declaration of a "code black" earlier today.
Otago researchers make progress fighting 'major killer'
Otago researchers make progress fighting 'major killer'
A new treatment for a major killer of people with type-2 diabetes could be in the works after a significant University of Otago discovery.
Reduced Aurora charges still pose affordability concerns
Reduced Aurora charges still pose affordability concerns
Even Aurora Energy’s lower price hikes due to take effect next month could hurt some Otago families, a University of Otago researcher says.
Keeping track of sustainability initiatives
Keeping track of sustainability initiatives
Sustainability work happening across the province is being mapped by five Dunedin-based students for Otago’s Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) for Sustainability.
Property demand high despite advice
Property demand high despite advice
Interest in coastal properties in Dunedin is as high as ever despite warnings intense storms, increased floods and rising insurance premiums will batter owners’ bottom lines.
Sea lion goes on upstream adventure
Sea lion goes on upstream adventure
A young male New Zealand sea lion is turning heads on a more than 25km swim up the swollen Taieri River.
Pipe found to have caused bank breach
Pipe found to have caused bank breach
The breach in a Taieri River floodbank that kept the Otago Regional Council and farmers busy when the river rose with heavy rain at the weekend was caused by an old steel pipe, of unknown origin.
First-time buyers find homes
First-time buyers find homes
Despite record high prices and "immense" competition, first-home buyers are making up an increasing part of the Southern real estate market.
Some Whare Flat festival-goers stranded
Some Whare Flat festival-goers stranded
Two hundred people are stranded after the rising water of Silverstream cut off the Whare Flat Folk Festival, northwest of Dunedin, today.