Hamish MacLean

Environmental groups are calling on Otago regional councillors to resist government pressure and push ahead with the council’s nearly completed land and water plan.

Dunedin's rat-plagued supermarket will not open its doors before Monday after the discovery of more rats.

Countdown is unlikely to find the staff member who first raised the alarm about rats plaguing a South Dunedin supermarket, the union says.

A $6 million plan to build two cycle trails could put Dunedin on a path to becoming a destination "rivalling that of the south of France".

If the sea breaks through St Kilda’s sand dunes "all bets are off" for South Dunedin, a top scientist says.

A massive wind farm proposed for Southland could put threatened species at risk, including New Zealand falcons and bats.

As climate change continues to fan increasing wildfire risk in the region, the Otago Regional Council says no civil defence emergency management plan exists to counter the threat.