The company that dumped construction material in the Clutha River following incorrect advice from the regional council has declined to say whether it will appeal its infringement notices.
A revelation a construction company was told by an Otago Regional Council staff member it could dump material into the Clutha River has been labelled "extraordinarily embarrassing" by a councillor.
Receiving a more than $34,000 grant is recognition that the Pacific community is supported by the city council and Dunedin public, a Moana Nui Festival co-ordinator says.
The father of a child who died on a dangerous stretch of highway in North Otago says improvements to the road will save lives — but safety moves have taken "too long".
The Otago Regional Council faces a tight deadline for its land and water regional plan, which must work with new national freshwater rules that have at times proved controversial. As the deadline...