Wetlands draft publicly notified
Wetlands draft publicly notified
After months of consultation and controversy, the final draft of proposed changes to protect Otago's significant wetlands is being publicly notified today.
Rebecca Fox
Elders step back from runanga's bid
Elders step back from runanga's bid
Karitane kaumatua are distancing themselves from Kati Huirapa runanga's pursuit of a formal relationship with Orokonui Ecosanctuary.
Holders for dog-poo bags cost $25,000
Holders for dog-poo bags cost $25,000
Public criticism of dog fouling on the city's walkways has led the Dunedin City Council to encourage more dog owners to pick up their animal's faeces by sending out a bag holder to registered owners.
Dredging appeal possible
Dredging appeal possible
Community and fishing groups who oppose Port Otago's Next Generation Project will be meeting this week to decide whether to appeal the granting of consents for the project.
Cuts will affect Doc's Dunedin office
Cuts will affect Doc's Dunedin office
The Otago conservancy office in Dunedin will be affected by the Department of Conservation's plans to cut 100 jobs in the organisation, but it is not yet known to what extent.
Flood protection rate cut - but no refund
Flood protection rate cut - but no refund
Otago Regional Council ratepayers in Lindsay Creek will face significant decreases in their flood protection rates for the coming year but should not expect a refund on the rates they have already paid.
ORC cuts ties with 'failed' body
ORC cuts ties with 'failed' body
The Otago Regional Council has officially pulled out of the "failed" economic development body Otago Forward after two years of debate.
Runanga voice on ORC committee
Runanga voice on ORC committee
Two Otago runanga representatives have been appointed to the Otago Regional Council's natural resources committee.
Tidy-up promised before Rugby World Cup
Tidy-up promised before Rugby World Cup
Temporary weirs will be placed in the lower Water of Leith in Dunedin to improve the look of the concrete flood channel, described as "appalling", "godforsaken" and "sterile", hopefully in time for the Rugby World Cup games in Dunedin.
Farmers to meet over rates review decision
Farmers to meet over rates review decision
Taieri farmers have been left considering their options - a judicial review or going to the ombudsman - after their fight to delay the adoption of a new rating review failed yesterday.
Claim Leith work lets Govt off obligations
Claim Leith work lets Govt off obligations
By going ahead with the work on the Water of Leith, the Otago Regional Council is giving the Government a way out of its funding obligations, Cr Gerry Eckhoff says.
Cuttings thrive
Cuttings thrive
Cuttings of the rare orange rose Mary Summer transplanted from the Dunedin Botanic Garden to a Hastings garden last year are doing well.
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.
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".