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ORC agrees on 16.6% rates rise
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ORC agrees on 16.6% rates rise
Otago regional councillors have agreed to a 16.6% average rates rise for next year.
Hamish MacLean
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Environment, bus services the winners
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Environment, bus services the winners
Spending big on large-scale environmental projects and scaling up bus services in Dunedin and Queenstown got the tick from Otago regional councillors yesterday.
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ORC to consider slightly lower rates rise
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ORC to consider slightly lower rates rise
Otago Regional Council staff have proposed less spending and a lower rates rise after the public had their say on the council’s long-term plan.
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Critical statement ‘highly unusual’
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Critical statement ‘highly unusual’
A city councillor says it is highly unusual, and unacceptable, a statement critical of him was issued by council staff this week.
Watch: 'Bus hub is safe', says Radich
Watch: 'Bus hub is safe', says Radich
Dunedin's central city bus hub is safe, the mayor says.
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Feasibility study pitched for daily passenger train
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Feasibility study pitched for daily passenger train
A daily passenger train linking Invercargill, Dunedin and Christchurch would also reconnect smaller urban centres to the cities in their region, a rail advocate says.
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Councillors’ potshots creating ‘toxic work environment’
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Councillors’ potshots creating ‘toxic work environment’
A few bitter councillors taking potshots at Dunedin’s mayor is creating a "toxic work environment", another councillor says.
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Dunedin may lose ORC rep to Dunstan
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Dunedin may lose ORC rep to Dunstan
Dunedin's share of councillors around the Otago Regional Council table could be reduced in favour of another representing the region’s growing inland communities.
Fears over ‘unintended consequences’ for dam owners
Fears over ‘unintended consequences’ for dam owners
Otago regional councillors are calling for more consideration of the effects that downstream developments can have on dam owners.
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Rates rises concerns feature in LTP feedback
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Rates rises concerns feature in LTP feedback
Concerns about rates rises continue to feature in feedback to the Otago Regional Council.
Ploughing down memory lane
Ploughing down memory lane
Whether using tools that are decades old, or the latest technology, farmers want to keep things on the straight and narrow when ploughing their fields.
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Interest in Otago mining on rise: KO Gold
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Interest in Otago mining on rise: KO Gold
A Canadian mining company with a new five-year exploration permit in Central Otago says New Zealand "is fast becoming one of the most attractive" gold-mining locations in the world.
Five groups appealing ORC’s policy statement
Five groups appealing ORC’s policy statement
Kai Tahu says the Otago Regional Council was wrong when it approved recommendations that could allow further development of hydro-electricity generation schemes on the Clutha or Taieri rivers.
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Dumping of asbestos debris irks locals
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Dumping of asbestos debris irks locals
Asbestos-ridden demolition debris dumped in a layby in Brighton Rd, south of Brighton, has raised the ire of the local community.
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Wallabies in Otago may actually be pets
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Wallabies in Otago may actually be pets
Hunters releasing wallabies taken in as pets have contributed to scattered sightings of the pest animals in Otago, a regional councillor says.
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From tree stump to treasure
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Not stumped for golf course carvings
For the past few years, Waikouaiti Golf Course course convener John Beattie has had visions of dolphins on the sixth hole.
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Councillors approve report to minister
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Councillors approve report to minister
In another 7-5 vote, Otago regional councillors approved a report to Environment Minister Penny Simmonds on the costs the council faced by ignoring her advice.
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Draft ‘utter propaganda waffle’
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Draft ‘utter propaganda waffle’
A councillor has described a report on Otago’s land and water plan as "utter propaganda" that leaves out the true impact on farmers.
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‘Spy wallabies’ lead to destruction of 35 in trial
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‘Spy wallabies’ lead to destruction of 35 in trial
"Spy wallabies" have led hunters to 35 wallabies since the high-tech seek-and-destroy trial began late last year, the Otago Regional Council says.
Bus squeeze eased
Bus squeeze eased
Measures put in place to address the significant strain cruise ship passengers put on public transport appear to have worked, the Otago Regional Council says.