Community groups seek water quality support
Community groups seek water quality support
Community-based groups seeking to improve water quality in their areas have asked the Otago Regional Council for support and funding.
Rebecca Fox
Silt solution sought by harbour users
Silt solution sought by harbour users
Otago Harbour users, frustrated by increasing access difficulties to wharves and pontoons because of silt on the harbour bed, want the Otago Regional Council to help find a solution.
Castle trust proposes walkway
Castle trust proposes walkway
A coastal walkway from Cargill's Castle to Tunnel Beach would be a great tourist attraction, Cargill's Castle Trust says.
Proof of earlier sealion species
Proof of earlier sealion species
Comparison of DNA from ancient and modern sea lion bones has proved the sea lions which roamed New Zealand's coasts centuries ago were genetically different from the subantarctic sea lions which are recolonising Otago's coastline.
ORC to take fresh look at support for irrigation
ORC to take fresh look at support for irrigation
The Otago Regional Council needs to review its support for irrigation development, chief executive Peter Bodeker says.
Pouring on the effort at the St David St footbridge
Pouring on the effort at the St David St footbridge
Concrete was poured yesterday as work to extend the St David St footbridge continued as part of flood protection works on the Water of Leith.
ORC appoints first stakeholder engagement director
ORC appoints first stakeholder engagement director
Dunedin communications and human resources businesswoman Jane Leahy has been appointed to the new role of stakeholder engagement director at the Otago Regional Council.
Regional council not keen on LGNZ levy
Regional council not keen on LGNZ levy
A proposal to raise the profile and professionalism of local government through an additional levy has not found favour with the Otago Regional Council.
Bar denied licence for World Cup games
Bar denied licence for World Cup games
An application for a special licence to open Octagon bar Ratbags to screen Fifa World Cup games has been turned down.
Toitu seeks $50,000 from ORC
Toitu seeks $50,000 from ORC
The Otago Regional Council is being asked to contribute about $110,000 towards Toitu Otago Settlers Museum's redevelopment and the Dunedin City Council-hosted EnviroSchools programme.
Dolphin advocate to speak to IWC
Dolphin advocate to speak to IWC
A Dunedin scientist heading to the latest International Whaling Commission meeting says it will be embarrassing to speak on New Zealand's reluctance to offer full protection to Maui's dolphins given its stance on Japanese whaling.
ORC plan draws few submissions
ORC plan draws few submissions
A ''business as usual'' Otago Regional Council annual plan has failed to grab the public's attention.
Minimum-flow level opposed
Minimum-flow level opposed
A large number of fish will die each year if the Otago Regional Council goes ahead with its proposed minimum flow for the Lindis River, Otago Fish and Game says.
Otago, Southland to develop combined land transport strategy
Otago, Southland to develop combined land transport strategy
In a move to increase their ''political heft'', the transport committees of Otago and Southland are joining forces to develop a combined regional land transport plan.
Cycle-lane proposal approved
Cycle-lane proposal approved
A proposal to further develop options for cycle lanes on Dunedin's one-way system has been approved by the Otago Regional Council.
Opposition to bar hours extension
Opposition to bar hours extension
Ratbags representative Gavin Ellis has hit back at suggestions that extending the bar's opening hours to allow patrons to watch Fifa World Cup games would increase alcohol-related harm in the Octagon.
Autumn grass growth 'terrific'
Autumn grass growth 'terrific'
After one of their best autumns in decades, Taieri farmers are hoping recent rainfall does not continue into winter.
Senior penguin pops up
Senior penguin pops up
The discovery of one of the oldest yellow-eyed penguins banded at an Otago reserve has given the people who look after the birds a boost.
Nowhere to hide on an island
Nowhere to hide on an island
Digging into the controversial wartime history of a group of British islands in the English Channel led to death threats for writer and presenter John Nettles.
Southern crashes studied
Southern crashes studied
Trying to find the root cause of road accidents is behind a $100,000 study being led by the Otago Regional Council.