Apartment development suggested
Apartment development suggested
The sale of a Dunedin industrial heritage building in Rattray St could add to the urban renewal under way in the inner city.
Hamish MacLean
Shining lanterns brighten midwinter
Shining lanterns brighten midwinter
The weather outside was frightful, but the lanterns inside delighted hundreds at the opening night of the Dunedin Midwinter Carnival.
Free-skier warns against complacency after avalanche
Free-skier warns against complacency after avalanche
A Queenstown free-skier issued a warning to other skiers yesterday after he was swept 50m in an avalanche he triggered at Coronet Peak.
Climate change work may require more ORC staff
Climate change work may require more ORC staff
More staff could be required at the Otago Regional Council if the country intends to move ahead with climate change strategies that include relocating homes or shifting community assets away from...
Move to revitalise run-down street
Move to revitalise run-down street
A new four-storey retail, office and apartment building is planned for a part of Dunedin’s city centre that has been neglected "for too long".
Rugby players trespassed from hotel
Rugby players trespassed from hotel
Members of a rugby club, unhappy about being ejected from a hotel, tried to set beer crates on fire in the parking lot, police say.
Public block driver with ‘really high’ breath alcohol
Public block driver with ‘really high’ breath alcohol
Members of the public blocked in a dangerously drunk Dunedin driver, taking her keys off her, after she was seen swerving all over the road on Friday afternoon, police say.
Rugby players trespassed from hotel
Rugby players trespassed from hotel
Members of a Dunedin rugby club, unhappy about being ejected from a Waikouaiti establishment, tried to set beer crates on fire in the parking lot, police say.
Tiny transmitters enable discovery of bat roosts
Tiny transmitters enable discovery of bat roosts
Dunedin Forest & Bird members have followed bat signals into a remote yet unlikely home for critically endangered long-tailed bats.
Bystanders stop woman six times over limit from driving
Bystanders stop woman six times over limit from driving
Members of the public blocked in a driver who was more than six times over the limit and took her keys off her after she was seen swerving all over the road, police say.
Bystanders stop woman six times over limit from driving
Bystanders stop woman six times over limit from driving
Members of the public blocked in a Dunedin driver more than six times over the limit, taking her keys off her, after she was seen dangerously swerving all over the road on Friday afternoon, police say
Smooth Hill landfill: Gaps in new safety report
Smooth Hill landfill: Gaps in new safety report
Manufactured chemicals leaking from a proposed Smooth Hill landfill would present a low and acceptable risk to human health, a report commissioned by the Dunedin City Council says.
Report: ORC failures ‘significant’
Report: ORC failures ‘significant’
Failures by Otago Regional Council staff in the Clutha River dumping scandal were significant, but the lack of transparency and communication afterwards was "in another league".
Damning report highlights problems at ORC
Damning report highlights problems at ORC
The relationship between Otago regional councillors and the former chief executive was "unwell if not broken", a damning report into last year’s Clutha dumping incident has found.
ORC won't release complete findings on Clutha dump
ORC won't release complete findings on Clutha dump
The Otago Regional Council will release "a version" of the findings of an investigation into council actions surrounding illegal dumping in the Clutha River last year, Cr Michael Laws says.
ORC formally approves 18% rates rise
ORC formally approves 18% rates rise
The Otago Regional Council has formally adopted its $109 million annual plan for next year.
ORC calling for candidates
ORC calling for candidates for local govt elections
New rules for fresh water and ensuring Otago keeps up with "ever-increasing demands" from government are among the reasons those at the regional council table want to remain there.
Southern death toll doubles in month to 100
Southern death toll doubles in month to 100
The Covid-19 death toll reached 100 in the Southern region at the weekend, doubling the milestone of 50 deaths reached in the South only last month.
Beloved teacher off to a ‘new start’
Beloved teacher off to a ‘new start’
One of Logan Park High School’s longest serving and most loved teachers has said "au revoir" after 46 years.
Dumping investigation findings kept from public
Dumping investigation findings kept from public
The findings of an investigation into the Otago Regional Council’s response to illegal dumping in the Clutha River will be discussed in private next week despite assurances of transparency.