‘Delighted’ finally to be a NZ citizen
‘Delighted’ finally to be a NZ citizen
When 65-year-old Zambia-born Namakau Nalumango became a New Zealand citizen in Dunedin she raised her fist over her head and let out a jubilant cry.
Hamish MacLean
Walker in Waikouaiti River area reported overdue
Walker in Waikouaiti River area reported overdue
Police are making inquiries as a walker in the Waikouaiti River area has been reported overdue.
Aurora display one of brightest
Aurora display one of brightest
Aurora chasers across the South were treated to clear skies as bright beams of light visible to the naked eyed streaked through a starry backdrop to start the week.
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3-D map shows how city has changed
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3-D map shows how city has changed
University of Otago researchers have developed a way for anyone to put on "X-ray glasses" and see beyond recently released laser-accurate elevation data available for Dunedin.
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‘Successful season’ restarts cruise industry: Port Otago
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‘Successful season’ restarts cruise industry: Port Otago
In their first year back after Covid-19 scuppered the industry, cruise ships are on track to bring about 200,000 visitors to Dunedin, Port Otago says.
ORC requesting extension for land and water plan
ORC requesting extension for land and water plan
The Otago Regional Council is again asking Environment Minister David Parker for an extension for its land and water plan.
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Rates rises should be ‘normal’ after 2023: ORC chief
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Rates rises should be ‘normal’ after 2023: ORC chief
This year’s proposed 18.8% rates rise should be the last of a series of major rates hikes for regional ratepayers, Otago Regional Council interim chief executive Pim Borren says.
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Work on $54.5m HQ will start mid year
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Work on $54.5m HQ will start mid year
Construction of the $54.5 million central Dunedin Otago Regional Council headquarters is due to begin by the middle of the year.
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Kerfuffle at council meeting
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Kerfuffle at council meeting
Confusion reigned when Otago regional councillors set the average rates increase of 18.8% in this year’s Otago Regional Council draft annual plan.
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School bus cuts ‘appalling’
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School bus cuts ‘appalling’
The Ministry of Education has reduced school bus services "by stealth" and left the Otago Regional Council to make up the gap, interim chief executive Pim Borren says.
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Flow report with ORC scientists
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Flow report with ORC scientists
The Otago Regional council says its scientists have now reviewed an early draft of a long-awaited report to be used to determine how much water can be taken from Central Otago’s Manuherikia River.
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Rates rise goes ‘against common sense’: Laws
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Rates rise goes ‘against common sense’: Laws
The former deputy chairman of the Otago Regional Council has called a proposed 18.8% rates rise a "crime against common sense".
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Shortfall fears unite councils
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Shortfall fears unite councils
Fears of a funding shortfall for wallaby and wilding pine control have helped to draw four South Island regional councils together.
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Rates rise plan 'gut punch' for farmers
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Rates rise plan 'gut punch' for farmers
A proposed 18.8% rates rise by the Otago Regional Council would be another "gut punch" for farmers.
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Appetite for higher-density land may be answer
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Concern over valuation swings
Seemingly implausible drops in the value of "capital improvements" in new rating valuations could be caused by property developers’ appetite for higher-density land in Dunedin, Quotable Value says.
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Festival against landfill
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Festival against landfill
More than 600 people partied in Brighton at the weekend, raising money for a legal fund to appeal a landfill planned for the neighbourhood.
Owner now 'fully focused' on Octagon bar
Owner now 'fully focused' on Octagon bar
A Dunedin bar owner says his attention was on another business when mistakes were made.
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Toxin-carrying bugs seek shifting climate: beekeeper
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Toxin-carrying bugs seek shifting climate: beekeeper
The risk of toxic honey — causing delirium to coma or death — could increase in the South if climate change helps to introduce new insects to the region, a long-time commercial beekeeper says.
Cyclone may impact fate of Lake Onslow
Cyclone may impact fate of Lake Onslow
The man who first proposed the massive Lake Onslow hydro storage scheme says the project could have significant regional benefits if it is not part of a Government policy bonfire.
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Mega store goes massive
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Dunedin Mega store goes massive
South Dunedin’s Mitre 10 Mega is set for a "massive expansion", the store’s owner says.