Jono Edwards

The Department of Conservation's involvement in the destruction of a protected wetland on the Remarkables is part of the "constant nibbling away" of New Zealand biodiversity, Forest and Bird says.

A principal sponsor will bring financial security to Arts Festival Dunedin, its director says.

The Otago Regional Council granted consent for a Remarkables skifield extension on a protected wetland without notifying the public, documents reveal.

Federated Farmers is praising the Otago Regional Council for turning its attention to urban water quality, saying rural areas have been the sole focus for too long.

Rats and hedgehogs top the list of animals trapped in the Halo Project, and now more focus is being placed on how it is improving the biodiversity of the area.

A Dunedin botanist is celebrating a find of a rare native mistletoe in her backyard as a small win in the war against possums.

The Otago Regional Council is nervous about leasing an unused depot it owns in Wanaka to a trust dedicated to the health of alpine lakes.

A free Dunedin central-city bus loop is still on the cards, but the regional council says it will not be involved.

Fish and Game is urging the regional council to better value Otago's "valuable introduced species".

Otago regional councillors have bowed to public pressure over concerns for the safety of school children and agreed to alter some Otago Peninsula bus routes.

Dunedin's wildlife hospital has missed out, but Predator Free Dunedin is among the winners as the Otago Regional Council finalises its long-term plan.

The regional council says it could be hit financially and flood risks will continue if it accepts the University of Otago's request to delay work on the Leith by two years.

Sport Otago says there is a problem with sideline behaviour at children's sports games and is introducing measures to fix the issue.

In the first indication the K5 virus is doing its job, an early report shows a 25% decrease in rabbit numbers in Otago.

Football South is investigating allegations a children’s football coach made a player rub his nose in dirt and then "gloated" about it during a Dunedin game.

Sweeping the categories at the Dunedin 48 Hours film competition was a redemption for a team whose effort last year was a "learning experience".

The loss of three regional council water scientists at a time when the organisation is proposing large spending increases in the area is a "big blow", a University of Otago freshwater ecologist says.