'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.
Rebecca Fox
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.
Neighbours disturbed by clearance
Neighbours disturbed by clearance
Everitt Enterprises has apologised to neighbours for the noise as it transported thousands of tonnes of heavy steel from its Wilkie Rd, Dunedin, premises to Otago Harbour.
Warning over toxic algae
Warning over toxic algae
Go paddling in Otago rivers but "steer clear" of anything that looks black and slimy, the Otago Regional Council advises, in the wake of toxic algae being discovered in the Silver Stream at Mosgiel.
ORC classification review year away
ORC classification review year away
It will be 2011-12 at the earliest before a rates classification review for flood and drainage works on the Taieri could be completed, Otago Regional Council corporate services director Wayne Scott said.
Positive year for geckos
Positive year for geckos
One year after the jewelled geckos were released at Orokonui Ecosanctuary, their survival and breeding is encouraging, general manager Chris Baillie says.
'Gay' couple raise chicks
'Gay' couple raise chicks
Same-sex relationships in the bird world are not unusual, Penguin Place owner Howard McGrouther says.
Vets work to heal penguin
Vets work to heal penguin
Massey University wildlife veterinarians are working hard to heal an Otago Peninsula yellow-eyed penguin attacked by a shark.
Dunedin 'pulsing' with over 4500 visitors
Dunedin 'pulsing' with over 4500 visitors
Dunedin streets teemed with people yesterday as cruise-ship and tour-bus passengers and Masters Games participants enjoyed the sunshine, sightseeing and shops.
Low rivers bring irrigation alert
Low rivers bring irrigation alert
Water users across Otago have been warned to adhere closely to their resource consent conditions to ensure river levels, which have again dwindled to low levels, do not drop any further.
Albatross double a colony milestone
Albatross double a colony milestone
It may be destined for media stardom because it is being raised by two female royal northern albatrosses, but it is also special for another reason.
Dolphin find rare for Otago
Dolphin find rare for Otago
A Southern right whale dolphin has washed up on a South Otago beach, something which has only been reported once before in Otago.
Dunedin coolest of main centres
Dunedin coolest of main centres
Dunedin was the coldest of New Zealand's main centres last month, but many would struggle to believe it experienced the near-normal sunshine hours the records show.
ORC backs run-off tool $100,000 for pollution unit urged
ORC backs run-off tool $100,000 for pollution unit urged
A device to help farmers measure pollution in run-off from land is planned and the Otago Regional Council is proposing to put $100,000 towards its development.
River change is not all bad
River change is not all bad
An assessment of the Cardrona River has shown its channel continues to deepen, but that is not necessarily a bad thing, Otago Regional Council chief executive Graeme Martin says.
School stage 2 of custard coup
School stage 2 of custard coup
Grace Hughes heads to Balaclava School for the first time this week but instead of a feeding tube in her lunch box there will be her new favourite food - custard.