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The Dunedin Wildlife Hospital's treatment of nearly 50 endangered kakapo this year has helped boost the population by 52%.

University of Otago dental student Alex Hearn shows mum Lisa around the new dental clinical services building before his graduation ceremony on Saturday.

A North Otago farmer whose newborn calves died in a shed fire says he "wouldn't wish it on anybody''.

The sitting Otago Regional Council chairman says the health of both himself and the council would benefit from him stepping aside after a 15-year run.

Experienced governors and community leaders from outside the organisation may shake up what looks to be a hotly contested election for the dozen positions on the Otago Regional Council.

Newly released information shows the extent of a "depressing" yellow-eyed penguin breeding season.

The Otago Regional Council is insisting it is helping to prepare the region for climate change, despite opting to not declare a climate emergency.

A three-year delay to a major Otago water quality plan change had better bring stronger regulations with it, Otago regional councillors say.

The Otago Regional Council has opted to not declare a climate emergency.

Oamaru stone falling from the top of an old Dunedin church building was entirely unexpected, the property's owner says.

The Otago Regional Council will today decide whether to declare a climate emergency.

The Otago Regional Council needs to act urgently to achieve cleaner waterways after signalling a three-year delay on a major plan ensuring rural water quality, Otago Fish & Game says.

Complex historical issues are at the centre of an Otago Regional Council investigation, the Ministry for the Environment says.

Models signalling the looming extinction of yellow-eyed penguins on mainland New Zealand highlight the need for action, Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage says.

A company trialling virtual fencing for cows in Otago using electronic collars says tests show encouraging results.

The Government has no plans to change restrictions on considering climate change during off-shore consent hearings, despite a frustrating hearing for Dunedin submitters last week.

Yellow-eyed penguins could be extinct from New Zealand's mainland in 10 years and a recovery strategy has come "far too late", scientists and conservationists say.