Practical moves by fishermen will make more of a difference to protecting New Zealand's sea birds than any answers scientists or conservationists may come up with, Conservation Minister Nick Smith says.
An estimated $3 million, five-year project to better understand the ocean environment of Otago's endangered species is being proposed.
Maintaining the ability to give ''frank and independent'' advice as well as work in partnership with the Department of Conservation will be a challenge for Otago's new conservation board, department partnerships manager Barry Hanson says.
Otago's water quality should be safe from further degradation under the new national freshwater standards, the Otago Regional Council says.
A successful Nordic movement to reinvent and rediscover its countries' cuisines on a regional, national and international scale could easily be reproduced anywhere.
A lack of southerly winds helped create the warmest start to winter Dunedin has experienced since records began nearly 70 years ago.
Recreational anglers are being urged to stand up for their right to fish how and where they want in Otago Harbour.
Public consultation on proposed changes to the Dog Control Policy and Bylaw has opened.
Someone in a rural area commits suicide every two weeks.
How the Otago Regional Council will implement and enforce its new 6A water quality rules will be made clear at the water rules launch on Friday.
Other impacts of climate change globally might have just as big an effect on Queenstown's ski industry as dwindling snow, climate specialists say.
Tertiary education students will continue to receive a 25% discount to use Dunedin's public bus services, if a proposal is adopted by the Otago Regional Council (ORC) tomorrow.
Sheer frustration has led 15 aged care providers in Otago voice their concerns about a lack of funding as the industry faces the ‘‘perfect storm'' of cost increases.
Conservationist and ethologist Dame Jane Goodall spends 300 days a year travelling the world spreading her message of hope and guidance. Rebecca Fox talks to the woman who was in Dunedin as part of a tour to mark her 80th birthday.
Whether it is gale-force winds or a reptile crawling up her arm, little fazes intrepid conservationist Dame Jane Goodall.
The mass slaughter - friends against friends, neighbours against neighbours - of the Rwandan genocide depicted in this book make for grim reading.
Changes to the Elgin Pl and Factory Rd intersection have been made to make it safer for pedestrians, the Dunedin City Council says.
Pre-emptive action is being taken to ensure the Pomahaka River is not threatened by irrigation demands in the future.
The Tomahawk community will ''mull'' over the science behind the algae problems in its lagoon last summer.
The Dunedin City Council will present its preferred options for managing natural hazards on the Taieri and Saddle Hill at public meetings next week.
