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Landfill can still receive waste, hearing decides
Dunedin's waste can continue to be dumped at the contentious Green Island landfill, a hearing has determined.
Mary Williams
Grand journey delights
Grand journey delights
Why did the takahē cross the road?
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Ngāi Tahu water rights under scrutiny
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Ngāi Tahu water rights under scrutiny
Long-standing Ngāi Tahu rights that could lead to joint management of South Island waterways are being deliberated by a High Court judge.
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‘Almost impossible’ to support the homeless
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‘Almost impossible’ to support the homeless
Support for Dunedin’s homeless people is now ‘‘almost impossible’’ to access, which is increasing desperation antisocial behaviour and pressure on the city’s night shelter, advocates say.
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Funding urgent, researchers say
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Funding urgent, researchers say
Extermination of pests on New Zealand sub-Antarctic islands needs urgent funding to enable critical climate change studies.
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Pest eradication to save species
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Pest eradication to save species
Vital island havens for rare birds are dependent on them being pest-free.
Risk fed-up hospital staff could take off
Risk fed-up hospital staff could take off
The threat of staff fleeing because of constant delays and uncertainty has been flagged as a high risk to the new Dunedin hospital project, the Otago Daily Times has learned.
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Milford rivals join to lodge complaint
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Milford rivals join to lodge complaint
The fight over rights to use the port in Milford Sound Piopiotahi rages on, reports Mary Williams.
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Rising to the top a result of endurance
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Rising to the top a result of endurance
Four of nine commanders in the Royal New Zealand Navy are women, but it is still far from plain sailing.
Life-saving reflector tested successfully
Life-saving reflector tested successfully
A life-saving device that floats on rough seas and can be seen by satellites has been successfully tested in the Southern Ocean thanks to aluminium foil and gaffer tape.
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Agencies work to preserve habitat
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Agencies work to preserve habitat
A conservation mission to subantarctic islands is under way thanks to a partnership between the Royal New Zealand Navy and multiple agencies.
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Intention to end motel housing announced
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Intention to end motel housing announced
The use of motels to house homeless people as a stepping stone to a more permanent home in Dunedin may end soon, despite the city’s homeless problem still being far from over.
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NZTA cuts funding, Hollyford road access at risk
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NZTA cuts funding, Hollyford road access at risk
A government funding cut that risks closing road access to a popular Fiordland tramping track has been described as "absolute stupidity" by the chairman of a conservation trust.
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How is the Milford visitor levy spent?
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How is the Milford visitor levy spent?
Tourism heavyweight Sir John Davies is demanding two cruise boat operators explain how a multimillion-dollar visitor levy is being spent in Milford.
‘Milford is just chaos’
‘Milford is just chaos’
Welcome to Milford, the Wild West settlement in Fiordland National Park.
Price creep likely to blow $1.88b budget, source says
Price creep likely to blow $1.88b budget, source says
Despite a government commitment to stick to budget, the new Dunedin hospital is bound to cost more than $1.88 billion, sources say.
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Call for change: ‘Milford is just chaos’
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Call for change: ‘Milford is just chaos’
The gateway to New Zealand’s jewel in the crown is a mishmash of decaying buildings owned by angst-ridden tourism bosses, many with flaky permissions to be there.
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Firms furious rights at risk
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Firms furious rights at risk
Two business giants who built much of Milford’s infrastructure are fuming that their rights to keep running the tourism mecca may be snatched away.
Boaties oppose Fiordland fence plan
Boaties oppose Fiordland fence plan
A fishery wanting to fence part of Fiordland National Park at Milford Sound for commercial use is facing opposition from boaties who need to use the toilet.
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Boaties oppose lobster company fencing plan
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Boaties oppose lobster company fencing plan
A fishery wanting to fence part of Fiordland National Park at Milford Sound for commercial use is facing opposition from boaties who need to use the toilet.