Pay rate ruling a landmark decision
Pay rate ruling a landmark decision
In a landmark decision, the Employment Relations Authority has set collective pay rates for Jacks Hardware and Timber Ltd employees.
Jono Edwards
Mosgiel RSA plans move across road
Mosgiel RSA plans move across road
Mosgiel's RSA plans to sell its revamped clubrooms and restaurant and move to property it owns across the road.
Latitude wilfully ignored at Polar Plunge
Latitude wilfully ignored at Polar Plunge
To some a morning dip at St Clair on a frosty morning is just the jolt needed to start the day.
Massive Midwinter Carnival crowd on milder night
Massive Midwinter Carnival crowd on milder night
By turning central Dunedin into a luminous wonderland and drawing crowds in the tens of thousands, the Midwinter Carnival has established itself as one of the city's signature events.
Velvet Strings surprised by win
Velvet Strings surprised by win
Playing with nothing to lose seems to have worked for a Taieri College band.
Hardy souls brave beach for polar plunge
Hardy souls brave beach for polar plunge
More than 100 daring Dunedinites threw common sense to one side as they dived into the frigid waters of St Clair beach this morning.
29 to voice drilling view
29 to voice drilling view
Dozens of southerners want their voices heard at hearings starting next month for proposed gas drilling off Otago's coast.
Worlds duly rocked at music contest final
Worlds duly rocked at music contest final
Twelve of Dunedin's best bands and solo artists graced the stage last night in hopes of being crowned the city's best high school act.
ORC eyes stadium car park
ORC eyes stadium car park
The Otago Regional Council is eyeing the car park of Forsyth Barr Stadium as a potential headquarters site.
Dunedin's doyenne of dance dies
Dunedin's doyenne of dance dies
New Zealand's "mother of modern dance'', Dunedin woman Shona Dunlop MacTavish, has died aged 99.
No plans to allow pets on Otago buses
No plans to allow pets on Otago buses
There are no plans to allow pets on Otago buses, but the idea could be be reviewed next year.
Environment Ministry, ORC have different 'goal posts' for water
Environment Ministry, ORC have different 'goal posts' for water
The Otago Regional Council is not likely meet the standards of a Government investigation, as the Environment Ministry has different ''goalposts'' for critical water work.
Potential site of ORC headquarters sold
Potential site of ORC headquarters sold
A Dunedin site investigated by the Otago Regional Council as a possible headquarters location has been sold to another party.
Concern at strain on housing
Concern at strain on housing
Upgrading of dilapidated Housing NZ blocks in Dunedin is welcomed by tenants, but the temporary relocation of the 25 residents could strain the city's growing demand for social housing.
South misses out on dolphin protection
South misses out on dolphin protection
Otago and Southland have lost out in a Government plan to protect vulnerable dolphin species, scientists and conservation groups say.
Company, union put case over failure of pay negotiations
Company, union put case over failure of pay negotiations
The company running two Dunedin Mitre 10 stores says it should not be "punished" for negotiations collapsing as the Employment Relations Authority "fixes" collective agreement wages for the company.
Female director first in 145 years
Female director first in 145 years
Port Otago has appointed its first female director in 145 years.
Probe staff picked; no work slowdown
Probe staff picked; no work slowdown
The Otago Regional Council has assigned several staff to assisting a government investigation, but insists crucial water work will not slow down.
ORC to reassess wallaby control options
ORC to reassess wallaby control options
Wallaby work will not get government funding this year, so a "disappointed'' Otago Regional Council will have to reassess its options regarding the pest.
Debate continues on iwi appointments to committee
Debate continues on iwi appointments to committee
While the decision about iwi seats on an Otago Regional Council committee had already been made, the debate around the appointments continued yesterday.