It is a moment that has been more than two decades in the making, and for Dr Ralph Allen, Friday's opening of Orokonui Ecosanctuary's visitor and education centre will be a worthy tribute to the people who have worked on the project.
The future of Orokonui Ecosanctuary's translocation plans will hang in the balance when it releases six young native parrots on Saturday.
Otago's variety of earth and natural building structures has impressed visitors from around New Zealand.
Another round of public consultation will be held to seek Otago Peninsula residents' views on moving towards a possum-free peninsula.
The Otago Regional Council has decided to withdraw from the Otago Stadium stakeholder group following its decision to part-fund the project.
A small Otago Regional Council working party has been set up to liaise with the Dunedin City Council over a suggestion it hand over control of the city's bus system.
The Otago Regional Council could go ahead with changes to its coastal plan which would enable people to do more in the Steamer Basin area of Otago Harbour even if the Dunedin City Council does not approve its harbourside plan changes, councillors were told yesterday.
A potential conflict between Dunedin's two local authorities has been resolved, with the Otago Regional Council selling a piece of land wanted by its city counterpart for roading developments.
Proposed "improvements" to the public transport management system could turn back the clock on Dunedin's bus services to "rough old buses and plenty of exhaust", Otago regional councillors say.
The role of the media in the public's understanding of environmental issues is one of the topics to be considered at a one-day forum to be held in Dunedin next month.
The possibility of funding drying up for the SuperGold Card, which gives elderly free trips on city's buses, is worrying the Otago Regional Council.
A night raid on illegal whitebaiting on the Clutha River failed to net any offenders, but the Department of Conservation hopes it has sent a warning to the whitebaiting fraternity.
An investigation into Dunedin's air quality has shown there is considerable variation across the city, but what is causing the central city's air pollution problem is not yet known.
For its forthcoming election, the Otago Fish and Game Council has attracted the biggest field of candidates since its inception in 1991.
Environmental, social and economic issues have to be balanced in making recommendations on minimum flow changes to Otago's water plan, hearing panel chairman Duncan Butcher says.
An Otago regional councillor is worried its new approach to dealing with pollution in run-off from land may be like deciding to go to Mars while lacking the rocket required to get there.
Some of Otago's male New Zealand sea lions will soon be sporting individual bleached markings to help identify them on their trip south for the summer breeding season in the subantarctic.
A new approach to dealing with pollution caused by run-off from land, to be considered by the Otago Regional Council today, could have significant implications for farmers.
In an effort to protect one of the main pipelines for the city water supply, the Dunedin City Council will permanently divert a section of Whare Creek.
Saffron Lai (8) and her mother, Shiang-Feng Shen, reflected on becoming New Zealanders after a citizenship ceremony at the Dunedin Municipal Chambers this week.
