Many aspects of the Port Chalmers Seafood Festival, including the price of tickets, will be evaluated when planning begins for the next event, organising committee chairman Peter Cole says.
Up to 12 jobs may be lost at Port Otago as the company looks to reduce its workforce to meet an expected drop in the container trade.
The Waitaki District Council has called for Oceana Gold to invest double the $2 million it is proposing to give a community trust as part of its mine expansion consents.
Crayfish, fish and chips out of a newspaper cone and a glass of your favourite drop - what more could you ask for on a Saturday afternoon?
Dunedin had a dry and sunny September in what was an unremarkable month for weather in Otago.
Four people had a lucky escape when waves swamped their inflatable dingy as it went out over the bar at Taieri Mouth on Saturday afternoon.
The St Clair Salt Water Pool will open tomorrow as planned despite taking a hammering from the elements this week.
Anglers are being warned to make sure they check changes to fishing regulations before they head to their nearest fishing spot this weekend.
A seven-tonne roller was left on its side with its motor running after vandals turned it on and put it in reverse at a roadworks site in Abbotsford on Wednesday night.
Those involved in dam construction, whether owners, builders or advisers, need to be "vigilant" about their responsibilities under the Building Act, Otago Regional Council chief executive Graeme Martin said.
Dunedin may have the most polluted air of any city in Australasia, figures released by the World Health Organisation yesterday suggest.
A proposal for Oceana Gold to pay $4.475 million as part of its Macraes mine expansion has the "hallmark of some kind of punitive measure", company counsel Stephen Christensen says.
The Department of Conservation will receive $100,000 from gold-miner Oceana Gold in return for taking a neutral stance on an application to expand the East Otago gold mine.
The words "back office" and "sharing" have generated fear among public service employees in recent times, but Otago Regional Council chief executive Graeme Martin says it should not when he talks about links with Environment Canterbury.
Just how is the community going to benefit from Oceana Gold's mine expansion when it is going to be left with "three pits filled with contaminated water"? asked panel member Cr Duncan Butcher yesterday.
Tiny 10gm GPS tags will soon enable researchers to follow the movements of Otago Peninsula's royal northern albatross as they forage at sea during their breeding season.
An international specialist is warning agricultural expansion could result in a "time bomb" effect and the true extent of water pollution might not be realised for many years.
Oceana Gold's proposed Macraes mine extension is unlikely to affect water quality or quantity at Macraes Flat or the local school, hydrogeologist Brett Sinclair says.
Life has been "pretty crazy" for singer and Christchurch earthquake refugee Dayna Sanerivi recently, but that did not stop her from auditioning yesterday for the Otago Daily Times "Big Night In" celebrations.
Kelvin Cummings sings Little Lion Man by Mumford and Sons during auditions at the University of Otago's union hall for the Otago Daily Times' "Big Night In" 150th birthday celebrations yesterday.
