Rabbit control 'quite critical'
Rabbit control 'quite critical'
It is "quite critical" the Otago Regional Council pushes ahead with its efforts to further the investigation of rabbit control methods as quickly as possible, Cr Stephen Woodhead said.
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Headquarters hot issue
Headquarters hot issue
Otago Regional Council might have "pulled back" from its multimillion-dollar waterfront building, but it still desperately needs a more suitable premises, Cr Michael Deaker says.
Concerns over continuing sea-lion population decline
Concerns over continuing sea-lion population decline
Unless a recent change in the New Zealand sea lion's status to the highest risk of extinction leads to ways to reduce it becoming bycatch at sea, the population will continue to decline, the New Zealand Sea Lion Trust says.
Anger over floodgate risk
Anger over floodgate risk
A group of Taieri upper pond ratepayers claim their lives and livelihoods were put at "unnecessary risk" by the early dropping of flood gates without consultation during last month's floods.
ORC nil increase adopted
ORC nil increase adopted
The Otago Regional Council has adopted its annual plan for the 2010-11 year and the resulting rating resolution which was described by corporate services director Wayne Scott as mostly "business as usual".
Fishing licence increase mooted
Fishing licence increase mooted
An $8 increase in the price of an adult full-season licence has been proposed for the coming fishing season.
ORC examines premises strategy
ORC examines premises strategy
When the Otago Regional Council looked at options for new premises for a second time, all cost-effective possibilities must be explored, councillors concluded at a recent workshop.
New bus complaints system established
New bus complaints system established
A new system to track how bus operators deal with passenger complaints has been set up by the Otago Regional Council in the wake of an "alarming" increase in unhappy customers.
2 headland proposal submissions
2 headland proposal submissions
Two submissions have been received on the proposal to develop a draft management plan for Taiaroa Head and its wildlife reserves.
Legal costs fuel discussion
Legal costs fuel discussion
Concerns Fish and Game may be spending too much money on legal fights is just "scaremongering", Otago Fish and Game councillor Dave Witherow says.
$700,000 bill for roads in Dunedin
$700,000 bill for roads in Dunedin
The estimated cost of fixing the damage to Dunedin's roads from last month's coastal flooding has nearly doubled and the damage to Otago's highways is estimated to be about $300,000.
Protest over proposal to privatise water services
Protest over proposal to privatise water services
Water was an essential of life and as such New Zealanders could not afford to let water services be privatised, Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei told an audience in the Octagon on Saturday.
Council not appealing court ruling
Council not appealing court ruling
Despite concerns an Environment Court decision allowing a house to be built on a flood-prone section at Karitane could set a legal precedent, the Otago Regional Council has not appealed the decision.
Careys Bay Association back to fight noise issues
Careys Bay Association back to fight noise issues
The implications of Port Otago's next generation plans are bringing the Careys Bay Association out of recess.
Mates check chess finesse
Mates check chess finesse
There are not many times that silence reigns when about 100 pupils congregate in a school hall, but a regional schools chess competition, where the only sounds are the click of pieces on the board, proved to be just such an occasion.
Otago's estuaries in good health
Otago's estuaries in good health
Estuaries in coastal Otago are in good health but they are also showing signs of "stressors" from land use further upstream, Otago Regional Council environmental information and science director John Threlfall said.
Necessity of flood gates in question
Necessity of flood gates in question
Whether or not there is a future for the Taieri spill gates tampered with during last month's flood is being investigated by the Otago Regional Council.
Bus bike-rack delay frustrating for councillor
Bus bike-rack delay frustrating for councillor
A suggestion it would be more than a year before the Otago Regional Council considers the issue of bike racks being put on public buses has been met with frustration by Cr Bryan Scott.
Dunedin girls vie to be next 'Top Model'
Dunedin girls vie to be next 'Top Model'
Wear less make-up and colour your hair less - that is the advice of the New Zealand's Next Top Model audition panel.
University's master plan impacts on flood scheme
University's master plan impacts on flood scheme
The University of Otago's master plan is forcing the Otago Regional Council to look at alternative approaches to its Leith-Lindsay flood protection scheme.