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Organic waste facility construction underway

A new Dunedin City Council Organics Receival Building (ORB) is due to be operational at Green...

Organic waste facility construction underway

Construction has begun on a $3.6 million facility where Dunedin residents’ food scraps and garden waste will go once the Dunedin City Council starts collecting organic waste next year.

Organisations silent over egg investigation

Organisations silent over egg investigation

Police and the Department of Conservation (Doc) are still refusing to answer questions about the suspected poaching of albatross eggs from the Otago Peninsula.

Claim ORC hiding behind rules to exclude public

Claim ORC hiding behind rules to exclude public

A councillor railing against secrecy faced a call to have his microphone muted when he revealed a $7 million decision was going to be discussed in private.

Heavy rain, chill arrives thanks to front

Heavy rain, chill arrives thanks to front

Pedestrians cross Cumberland St during a heavy downpour in central Dunedin yesterday afternoon.

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Bad bunnies: Rabbits on the rise

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Fears pests thriving despite official counts

Despite official rabbit counts in Otago showing numbers of the pests remaining "generally low" across rural farmland, there are fears rabbits are once again flourishing in the region.

Car careers off ‘absolute race track’

Police confer outside an unmarked police car at the scene of a single-vehicle crash in Neill St,...

Car careers off ‘absolute race track’

Neighbours say they could hear how fast a car was going before it careered off a suburban Dunedin street yesterday.

Neighbours allege car was speeding before rolling down bank

A car awaits a tow truck after crashing down a bank about 5.30pm. PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

Neighbours allege car was speeding before rolling down bank

Neighbours say they could hear how fast a car was going before it careered off a suburban Dunedin street this evening.

Old villa to make way for apartments

Consent has been granted to demolish this two-storey, 1902-03 villa in Khyber Pass, north Dunedin.

Workshops for councillors on ‘challenging aspects’ of plan

Workshops for councillors on ‘challenging aspects’ of plan

Otago Regional Council staff will take councillors through "some of the more challenging aspects" of the forthcoming land and water plan at two public workshops scheduled for later this month.

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Dogs OK despite reserve status: Doc

Dogs and their owners enjoy a fine day at St Kilda Beach yesterday. Photo: Peter McIntosh

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Dogs OK despite reserve status: Doc

Establishing a marine reserve off the coast of St Kilda does not mean dogs must be kept off the beach in the area, the Department of Conservation (Doc) says.

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Call to pause work on new water rules

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Call to pause work on new water rules

Southland Federated Farmers has called for a pause on work towards new freshwater rules for the region ahead of an anticipated reset of national direction by an incoming government.

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Efforts bringing ‘audible’ results

As Predator Free Dunedin marks five years in operation, Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Group...

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Efforts bringing ‘audible’ results

Predator Free Dunedin’s success over its first five years has been "audible", the trust chairwoman says.

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ORC calls for continued central govt investment in wilding pine control

Otago Regional Council chairwoman Gretchen Robertson. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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ORC calls for continued central govt investment in wilding pine control

Otago is the New Zealand region by far most vulnerable to wilding pine infestation and calling on the government for more funding is a "no-brainer", Otago Regional Council chairwoman Gretchen...

Comedian backs wrong bird: Hoiho for the peng-win

Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust trustee Gus Griffin says John Oliver should back a bird whose te reo...

Comedian backs wrong bird: Hoiho for the peng-win

US talk show host John Oliver should have backed a bird more befitting of his status as a loudmouth comedian, an Otago conservation group says.

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Shiel Hill Tavern to make way for townhouses

Consent has been granted for the partial demolition of the former Shiel Hill Tavern at 140...

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Shiel Hill Tavern to make way for townhouses

The former Shiel Hill Tavern could be partly demolished to make way for five new residential units in Highcliff Rd.

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Destroyed wallaby numbers double in region

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Destroyed wallaby numbers double in region

Wallaby sightings have extended across Otago to near Lake Wakatipu and the Southland border in the past year, a new report from the Otago Regional Council shows.