City tractor protest
City tractor protest
A group of irate Taieri farmers are set to drive their tractors through central Dunedin this afternoon to protest changes to how their Otago Regional Council rates are set.
Rebecca Fox
Harbour dredging approved
Harbour dredging approved
Despite extensive opposition to Port Otago's Next Generation Project, the company has been granted resource consent to dredge Otago Harbour and dispose of the soil at sea.
Choirs sing from the heart
Choirs sing from the heart
From toe-tapping tangos to the more serious requiems, secondary school choirs from Otago and South Canterbury showed off a variety of musical styles at the Big Sing at the Dunedin Town Hall yesterday.
Hocken acknowledges valuable gifts
Hocken acknowledges valuable gifts
A painting by Charles Goldie, photographs, a blues blazer and glass plate negatives form just some of recent donations to the Hocken Library.
Creek protection may be dropped
Creek protection may be dropped
Flood protection work on Lindsay Creek might be dropped from the Otago Regional Council's plans but recommendations could see it investigated in the future.
Dispute over Orokonui constitution
Dispute over Orokonui constitution
Proposed changes to Otago Natural History Trust's constitution to allow trust members to be appointed is undemocratic, its founder and former chairman Ralph Allen says.
Predator-proof fence study questions cost-effectiveness
Predator-proof fence study questions cost-effectiveness
A study which found predator-proof fences often create "small expensive zoos surrounded by degraded habitat" unable to sustain the animal and plant species within it has been criticised by those who run such enclosures in Otago and elsewhere as simplistic and flawed.
Couple wins case against council, loses financially
Couple wins case against council, loses financially
A couple who fought the Otago Regional Council in the Environment Court for the right to build their dream home at Karitane and won are "pretty broke".
Control work taking effect
Control work taking effect
The first stage of a major programme to reduce possum numbers on Otago Peninsula is complete, with about 2800 possums killed.
Warmer May for Otago and NZ
Warmer May for Otago and NZ
New Zealand recorded its warmest May on record, and the conditions included Otago.
Millionth Taiaroa group's royal treat
Millionth Taiaroa group's royal treat
Following in royal footsteps, the Benepal family, of Timaru, became the first members of the public to see a royal albatross close up since Prince Charles, when he visited Taiaroa Head six years ago.
Rain on way for Monday
Rain on way for Monday
This week's fine weather is forecast to disappear on Queen's Birthday Monday, with unsettled conditions and rain expected in Otago on the last day of the long weekend.
Albatross visitors approach million
Albatross visitors approach million
Nearly 40 years after the first tours to see royal albatross at Taiaroa Head began, the one millionth visitor is expected any day.
Funding shortfall for scientist's biography
Funding shortfall for scientist's biography
A trust funding the biography of teacher and scientist Dr Lance Richdale, well known for his work on yellow-eyed penguins and albatrosses, is facing a $20,000 shortfall for the project.
No ORC building plans
No ORC building plans
Otago Regional Council staff are still struggling with cramped and inefficient office facilities two years on from councillors' decision to "park" its multimillion-dollar waterfront proposal.
Orokonui trial to determine mice problem
Orokonui trial to determine mice problem
Suspicions mice are getting through the corners and culverts of Orokonui Ecosanctuary's predator-proof fence has led to plans for an upgrade.
Exchange PO box lobby to stay
Exchange PO box lobby to stay
New Zealand Post intends to keep the post office box lobby at its Dunedin metro branch in the Exchange and try to alleviate the parking and queue concerns at the Moray Pl branch, a spokesman says.
Source of pigeon deaths in Exchange not found
Source of pigeon deaths in Exchange not found
An investigation into the possible poisoning of pigeons and other birds in the Exchange area of Dunedin has failed to find the source of the reported deaths.
Stellar year helps restore fortunes
Stellar year helps restore fortunes
The Fortune Theatre has reversed its fortunes, having a "stellar" year in 2010 after its future was left hanging in balance in 2009.
Closure of post office sparks protest
Closure of post office sparks protest
Business owners, office workers, pensioners and mums are rallying to protest the closure of the Dunedin metro Post Shop and Kiwibank in the Exchange.