1080 strip trial can continue in Central Otago
1080 strip trial can continue in Central Otago
A last-minute offer of land has meant the fourth and final year of a trial of a new way to aerially spread 1080 rabbit poison will go ahead.
Rebecca Fox
'Bright future' if people join forces
'Bright future' if people join forces
Joy Davis is passionate about people working together for a brighter future for Mosgiel.
Booklet on peripatus worm released
Booklet on peripatus worm released
The ancient peripatus or velvet worm, needs cold, damp, dark places to live.
Irrigators face water ban after metering breaches
Irrigators face water ban after metering breaches
Seven Otago landowners face not being able to take water for irrigation this season after failing to comply with water metering regulations.
Coastal erosion under microscope
Coastal erosion under microscope
Coastal erosion could undermine flood banks and roads in the lower Clutha within three decades, an Otago Regional Council report warns.
ORC ups its insurance
ORC ups its insurance
Fallout from the Rena grounding off Tauranga's coast has led the Otago Regional Council to nearly triple its insurance cover for harbour incidents.
Wide-ranging brief for conservation
Wide-ranging brief for conservation
Today is World Ranger Day, a chance to celebrate the work of those working to protect and save our conservation estate. Rebecca Fox takes a trip with marine ranger Jim Fyfe and his team on a mission to find an injured sea lion pup.
Heriot Row tree to stay
Heriot Row tree to stay
A Mapua couple will likely appeal a decision preventing them from cutting down a protected tree on their Heriot Row property.
Water plan changes
Water plan changes
Formal consultation over proposals to restrict water takes from the Pomahaka River and Cromwell aquifer will begin next month.
Tourist volunteers helping at wetland
Tourist volunteers helping at wetland
Volunteers from all over the world are helping return Sinclair Wetland to a mostly weed and pest-free ecological wonderland.
Ratepayers' wishes clear in survey
Ratepayers' wishes clear in survey
Dunedin residents want the Dunedin City Council to focus on encouraging business development and reducing debt in a city with safe and accessible cycleways, according to the latest Dunedin City Council satisfaction survey.
Contract changes cost $145K; no rates impact
Contract changes cost $145K; no rates impact
Extensions to public bus contracts due to changes in the Land Transport Act are costing the Otago Regional Council an extra $145,000.
Need to work side by side on sea-level rise
Need to work side by side on sea-level rise
The Otago Regional Council yesterday officially reaffirmed its commitment to working with the Dunedin City Council to tackle the impact of sea-level rise in the South Dunedin and harbourside areas.
Focus moving to whole environment
Focus moving to whole environment
A range of more risky and uncertain movements of species for conservation will need to be considered if the continued loss of biodiversity globally is to be reversed, Dunedin zoology Prof Phil Seddon says.
Ross Creek Reservoir becomes canoe polo court for time being
Ross Creek Reservoir becomes canoe polo court for time being
The swish and thwack of canoe polo may join the more natural sounds emanating from Dunedin's Ross Creek Reservoir for the next year or so, as the Otago Canoe and Kayak Club tries out a new court.
Southern penguins benefit from Doc decision
Southern penguins benefit from Doc decision
Otago's yellow-eyed penguins are the winners and endangered Maui's and Hector's dolphins on the North Island's east coast the losers in the latest round of observer programme allocations.
Wintry chill to keep on
Wintry chill to keep on
Very cold conditions will continue today as winds from the Antarctic continue to whip through Dunedin.
Footing issues, rain hinder progress
Footing issues, rain hinder progress
Wet weather and underground surprises have slowed work on the multimillion-dollar makeover of the stretch of the Water of Leith in front of the University of Otago's registry building.
Air pollution worsening
Air pollution worsening
Mosgiel is heading for one of its worst air pollution winters since recording began in 2006.
Regional imbalance getting worse
Regional imbalance getting worse
The imbalance between Auckland and regions such as Otago is becoming more pronounced, a Royal Society of New Zealand report shows.