Funding boost for peninsula group
Funding boost for peninsula group
A $100,000 boost for the Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Group will be its "saviour", group members say.
Jono Edwards
‘Ovation of Seas’ to stay in city an extra day
‘Ovation of Seas’ to stay in city an extra day
A forecast of rough weather means cruise ship Ovation of the Seas will spend an extra day in Dunedin.
Things getting a bit rocky at the castle
Things getting a bit rocky at the castle
Dunedin's Larnach Castle was the scene of some strange happenings last night.
Vandalism prompts change of banner
Vandalism prompts change of banner
A controversial Christmas tree banner will take a holiday from its decorative duties after being slashed yesterday.
$100k boost for predator programme
$100k boost for peninsula predator programme
The Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Trust is to receive a $100,000 boost from the government to help with its predator control programme.
Kaikorai Stream polluters may be prosecuted
Kaikorai Stream polluters may be prosecuted
The regional council says prosecution is just one of many options to deal with polluters after paint ran through the Kaikorai Stream this week for the third time in two years.
No slide, 8 months on
No slide, 8 months on
Ruby Smaill (4), of Outram, can’t slide to the bottom of this hill at Memorial Park, Mosgiel as the yellow slide that once carried children down the slope has not yet been...
Taieri dips below minimum but stock OK, farmers say
Taieri dips below minimum but stock OK, farmers say
While a dry spell has been a strain on farmers, a good season last year has been the saving grace for many, Strath Taieri Irrigation Company chairman Bevan Wilson says.
NZ 'amazing' to refugees
NZ 'amazing' to refugees
New Zealand has been "really quite amazing'' at resettling refugees, which is why it should take in more.
Controls advocated to cut penguin bycatch
Controls advocated to cut penguin bycatch
Restrictions on set netting is one thing the country "can do right now" to slow the rapid demise of yellow-eyed penguins, University of Otago researcher Ursula Ellenberg says.
Working on the railroad no easy task
Working on the railroad no easy task
It took a close brotherhood to cope with months of gruelling days away from home fixing a railway line warped and snapped by the Kaikoura earthquake.
Peninsula Trust opens store in city for tours
Peninsula Trust opens store in city for tours
The Otago Peninsula Trust wants to bring the love of fluffy birds and historic forts to the people more easily and has opened an "info zone" in central Dunedin.
Green stream mystery uncovered
Green stream mystery uncovered
A Kaikorai Stream tributary in Frasers Gully glowed green on Wednesday night, possibly due to unconsented non-toxic tracer dye use.
Young refugees keen to volunteer
Young refugees keen to volunteer
The solution to empty volunteer sign-up sheets could be former refugee youth, who are enthusiastic to get the chance to give back to their community.
Banning coal fires debated by council
Banning coal fires debated by council
Banning coal has been suggested as a potential solution by some regional councillors after Otago had worse air quality results than usual this winter.
Pests may have ECan on the hop
Pests may have ECan on the hop
Environment Canterbury is "not doing its job" and is risking a breeding wallaby population establishing in Otago, a regional councillor says.
Council selling flood project properties
Council selling flood project properties
The Otago Regional Council is selling properties it owns in North Dunedin after pulling out of protection work on the flood-prone Lindsay Creek due to the cost of the project.
Wallaby sightings 'concerning'
Wallaby sightings 'concerning' but no established population
Four wallaby sightings in Otago in six weeks is ''definitely concerning'', but the Otago Regional Council says the animals still do not have a foothold in the region.
Claims fishing affecting penguin numbers 'simplistic'
Claims fishing affecting penguin numbers 'simplistic'
The claim commercial fishing is a major factor in yellow-eyed penguin decline is ''simplistic'' and ''counterproductive'', Fisheries Inshore New Zealand chief executive Jeremy Helson says.
Chilling for charity
Chilling for charity
Warm-hearted participants braved frigid cold at the weekend to raise money for children born with heart defects.