Clarification of what can be said in submissions on two Nevis Valley tenure reviews relating to hydro-electrical development has been welcomed by the Otago Fish and Game Council.
A massive iceberg has been sighted in roughly the same original area as the icebergs which sparked huge interest in Otago in 2006.
After almost three months of treatment, an injured endangered royal northern albatross chick has been euthanased by Massey University Wildlife Health Unit staff.
A leopard seal rested in Company Bay recently.
Chilly weather kept temperatures down to record low levels across Otago last month, with Dunedin experiencing its coldest October since records began about 60 years ago.
A Dunedin businessman believes the Dunedin City Council is being unfair and anti-competitive by not allowing him to trade near the Railway Station on Saturday mornings.
Sisters are doing it for themselves in the Maniototo, with three dominating the area's success at the recent Manu Pounamu Young Achievers Awards.
When Noeline Stoddart joined a lengthy queue for a job operating the then new tote machines at Forbury Park in 1951, she had no idea she would still be doing the job nearly 60 years later.
Otago Fish and Game Council has told the chairman of its national council it has no confidence in its chief executive Bryce Johnson.
Twenty-three mohua (yellowhead) from the Catlins were caught and flown to Canterbury yesterday to bolster a faltering population of the endangered bird there.
Orokonui Ecosanctuary has exceeded all expectations - a 307ha sanctuary for native flora and fauna, protected from exotic predators. Rebecca Fox looks at the history of the project initiated by the Otago Natural History Trust.
While no arrests for whitebaiting at night have been made in Otago, the Department of Conservation is continuing to monitor the region's rivers for any regulation breakers.
A Dunedin architect's design for the headquarters of a Chinese fashion house will go on display at the country's fashion week in Beijing.
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.
