Fresh hopes for threatened carvings
Fresh hopes for threatened carvings
It is hoped recent funding grants will help stave off the demise of the Chatham Islands' historic tree carvings.
Rebecca Fox
Council approach 'unenlightened': scientist
Council approach 'unenlightened': scientist
The Otago Regional Council's "command and control" approach to water quality standards is "unenlightened", environmental scientist Peter Callander says.
Snow forecast across Otago
Snow forecast across Otago
Heavy snow is predicted to hit inland Otago tomorrow and snow showers are expected on the coast as part of what MetService is describing as a "significant event".
TV talent show contract 'ridiculous'
TV talent show contract 'ridiculous'
New Zealand guitarist and promoter Gray Bartlett is questioning how New Zealand's Got Talent can claim to showcase the country's top talent when it has excluded an artist who could have potentially won the show.
ORC may consult on backing water scheme
ORC may consult on backing water scheme
Otago ratepayers may soon get a say on whether they are happy to see their Otago Regional Council general rates bills rise as much as 5.4% so the council can support the proposed Tarras irrigation scheme.
More tuatara settling in at ecosanctuary
More tuatara settling in at ecosanctuary
Thirty more tuatara are settling into their new home at Orokonui Ecosanctuary.
Aussie expert stunned by former Dunedin prison
Aussie expert stunned by former Dunedin prison
Australian heritage conservator Chris Betteridge has been "knocked out" by the architecture of the former Dunedin prison.
Cool and cloudy
Cool and cloudy
Dunedin was the coolest and cloudiest of New Zealand's six main centres last month.
ORC to enforce new policy on dams
ORC to enforce new policy on dams
Otago Regional councillors have sought assurances from staff the council will not become the "dam policeman".
Two standards for bus tenders
Two standards for bus tenders
When the Otago Regional Council next calls for tenders for public bus services, it will give operators the chance to bid to two different standards.
Details of Tarras scheme for public
Details of Tarras scheme for public
Information on the proposed Tarras irrigation scheme's "purpose and outcomes" will go out to the public alongside the Otago Regional Council's proposal to invest in it.
Tributes offered to ORC chief executive
Tributes offered to ORC chief executive
Otago Regional Council's departing chief executive Graeme Martin's propensity to always be one step ahead has been highlighted by his final words at his last council meeting.
Motorcyclist dies in crash
Motorcyclist dies in crash
A male motorcyclist riding a Harley-Davidson died after a collision with a loaded truck on State Highway 1 south of Shag Point yesterday.
Anxious wait at Hillside
Anxious wait at Hillside
Workers at the Hillside engineering workshops in Dunedin are increasingly nervous as they continue to wait for news on its sale, the Rail and Maritime Union says.
ORC rates penalty starts next week
ORC rates penalty starts next week
Otago ratepayers have only a few days before penalties on unpaid regional council rate accounts take effect.
Blocked inlet causing infrastructure concern
Blocked inlet causing infrastructure concern
Water is lapping at the edges of roads skirting Hoopers Inlet, causing concern about long-term damage to Dunedin City Council infrastructure.
Fabric of heartlands at stake: farmers
Fabric of heartlands at stake: farmers
Farmers, the people most affected by proposed rural water quality regulations, had the last word as the public hearing on the changes ended in Dunedin yesterday.
Proposals threat to forestry, group says
Proposals threat to forestry, group says
Proposed water quality regulations could be the "death knell" of large-scale commercial forestry in Otago, a regional forestry group says.
Temporary flood pond proposed
Temporary flood pond proposed
A detention pond in the archery field of Chingford Park in Northeast Valley, Dunedin, may be created to contain flood waters from Lindsay Creek to ease the risk for homes, schools and businesses in the area.
Strategy suggested on stock effluent
Strategy suggested on stock effluent
A new "multiparty strategy" to reduce the hazard caused on roads by stock truck effluent spills has been suggested by the Otago Regional Council.