‘No excuses': ORC warns dairy farmers
‘No excuses': ORC warns dairy farmers
Otago dairy farmers have been warned there will be no excuses next milking season for not complying with effluent disposal standards.
Rebecca Fox
Rain boosts lake levels
Rain boosts lake levels
The weekend's heavy downpour in the hydro-lakes area has increased the power industry's ‘‘comfort'' levels, but commentators say the country is not yet out of the woods. All South Island...
Focus on protecting marine environment
Focus on protecting marine environment
A variety of events, from building homes for blue penguins to cleaning up rubbish, are planned in Dunedin during the 21st anniversary of Seaweek.
Floodbank work planned for Taieri Plain channel
Floodbank work planned for Taieri Plain channel
Reconstruction work is planned for the floodbank alongside the Taieri Plain contour channel.
Fashion week emerges with fundraising T-shirt launch
Fashion week emerges with fundraising T-shirt launch
Established designers meet emerging designers in a new way for this year's id Dunedin Fashion Week.
Models get chance to test id catwalk
Models get chance to test id catwalk
Strutting your stuff down 110m of railway station platform is more exercise than you might think, model Zaytia Coulter says.
Measures to protect seabirds from by-catch
Measures to protect seabirds from by-catch
Frustrated by the number of endangered albatrosses killed by fishing vessels, Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton is bringing in new measures to prevent seabirds from being accidentally caught by commercial vessels.
Extra cost for consent holders?
Extra cost for consent holders?
Otago Regional Council consent holders may soon face extra charges after a heated debate by councillors over the ‘‘contentious'' issue of whether public or private citizens benefited most from its monitoring and audit work.
ORC likely to consult on regional stadium
ORC likely to consult on regional stadium
Now it has the approval of all the region's territorial local authorities involved in funding a new stadium in Dunedin, the Otago Regional Council is taking the next step and preparing to consult the community on the issue.
ORC awaits decision on harbourside office
ORC awaits decision on harbourside office
It could be mid-March at the earliest before a decision is released on the Otago Regional Council's proposed designation change to build its new office block.