Draining wetlands criticised
Draining wetlands criticised
Fish and Game Otago is calling for answers as to why some wetlands are being drained and their vegetation destroyed in South Otago.
Rebecca Fox
Fishing guides back regulation moves
Fishing guides back regulation moves
Professional fishing guides are more than happy to hear the Otago Fish and Game Council is strongly supporting the proposal to advance the introduction of a licence for commercial game-bird hunters and anglers.
Dunedin, Balclutha, break records for sunniest February
Dunedin, Balclutha, break records for sunniest February
Dunedin and Balclutha have broken decades-long records with their sunniest February.
Wetland to be enhanced
Wetland to be enhanced
Fish and Game Otago says it intends to develop a large wetland at Henley.
Sunk vessel's 500 litres of diesel hopefully contained
Sunk vessel's 500 litres of diesel hopefully contained
A diesel spill from a recreational fishing vessel which sank at its berth at the Riverton wharf on Sunday night has dispersed.
Bonamia still about, but oysters bounce back
Bonamia still about, but oysters bounce back
Initial results from a pre-season survey of bonamia in Bluff oyster beds suggest the disease is still causing problems in some areas, but despite this the fishery is continuing to rebuild, a scientist says.
Beach use leading to low penguin weights
Beach use leading to low penguin weights
A combination of high public pressure and "dangerously low" yellow-eyed penguin weights is a pattern being seen on more Otago coastal sites, the Department of Conservation says.
DCC spends $45,000 on tooth sculptures
DCC spends $45,000 on tooth sculptures
Sculpture comprising six large wisdom teeth constructed from concrete and Oamaru stone and paid for by the Dunedin City Council will soon grace Dunedin's harbourside.
Man jumps into sea to save partner
Man jumps into sea to save partner
A man jumped into the water off Cape Saunders yesterday to save his partner who had been washed off the rocks by a wave.
Ex-field officer chairs Fish and Game
Ex-field officer chairs Fish and Game
A former field officer for Otago Fish and Game has been elected its council's new chairman.
Motivating women
Motivating women
Informing, inspiring and supporting like-minded businesswomen in Otago and Southland is the aim of She's Motivated.
Tomahawk playgroup future in doubt
Tomahawk playgroup future in doubt
The future of Tomahawk Toddlers Playgroup continues to hang in the balance after it was told by a security guard to leave the Tomahawk School grounds following a protest earlier this week.
Challenge to ODHB home help change
Challenge to ODHB home help change
Dunedin providers of home help for the elderly will "endeavour to challenge" the Otago and Southland district health boards' process in cutting housework help, Presbyterian Support Otago chief executive Gillian Bremner says.
Back to the wild after hospital stay
Back to the wild after hospital stay
Watching an endangered yellow-eyed penguin dive into the sea and make its way back to its nest, gave no indication that three weeks ago its prognosis was not so good, after a leg injury.
'Within 10 minutes, she was pretty much gone'
'Within 10 minutes, she was pretty much gone'
The Mosgiel owners of two dogs yesterday spoke about their last walks along the Silver Stream with their pets, outings that proved fatal for the canines.
Jail for ecstasy ring trio
Jail for ecstasy ring trio
Police are "extremely satisfied" they have managed to close down a Queenstown drug syndicate with international connections.
65-year milestone
65-year milestone
Dorothy and Lesley Mackle take a quiet moment from their 65th wedding anniversary celebrations in their Caversham home yesterday.
New tool will measure dairy runoff
New tool will measure dairy runoff
Otago Regional Council chief executive Graeme Martin hopes development and production of a new tool to measure runoff from land could be complete within two years.
Silver Stream algae toxic: tests
Silver Stream algae toxic: tests
Tests on the algae believed to have killed two dogs which were playing in the Silver Stream at Mosgiel have confirmed it is toxic.
US cyclists put NZ on the map
US cyclists put NZ on the map
American Peter Seed thinks New Zealanders are missing the boat by not getting out and enjoying the countryside by bicycle, so has produced a series of maps to encourage people to do so.