Nearly 2000 resource management inspections and audits have not been completed as the Otago Regional Council struggles to keep up with heavy workloads caused by legislation changes.
The Lindis River may still run dry during hot summers, but not as often or as much, under a new proposal to improve the state of the waterway.
The first step in a possible change of public transport management in Dunedin has been taken.
Some of Otago's smaller communities are among those which have had bacterial contamination of their drinking water supplies, a Ministry of Health report shows.
To minimise risks of landslips in some parts of Dunedin, residents and developers need to avoid developing, modifying or discharging water to those areas, a GNS Science report says.
Plugging a ''hole'' in a swimming pool costs money but the Middlemarch Swimming Pool committee hopes keen mountain bikers might help provide a solution.
In its first ''official'' season, activity on the Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail is much higher than the forecast.
Instead of permitting offshore exploration for oil and gas, New Zealand should be extending its lead in renewables and assisting other countries to adopt the same, University of Otago Energy Studies director Assoc Prof Bob Lloyd says.
If the Otago Regional Council decides to transfer its public transport responsibilities to the Dunedin City Council, its transport role in Queenstown could be up for discussion as well.
A visit from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge brought out the Sunday best in the St Paul's Cathedral congregation yesterday.
Taieri farmers, including a former councillor, have criticised the Otago Regional Council's proposed flood protection bylaw and the way consultation was conducted.
It took two German journeymen more than 200 hours to replicate, but a special spire and cross has been put in rightful place in Dunedin's Southern Cemetery.
Chatting casually about their children in the pews of St Paul's Cathedral, the Duchess of Cambridge and Robyn Madden had much to talk about.
Dunedin was the coolest and cloudiest of New Zealand's main centres for March, while Christchurch was the wettest.
The latest survey of Otago Harbour shows it has not yet succumbed to the marine pest fanworm.
It took 80 hours and some Kiwi ingenuity but Albie the albatross is ready to fledge.
Retired projectionist Russell Campbell says he will not be able to resist adding a touch of royalty when he shows old newsreels and documentary clips at the Regent Theatre next week.
Port Otago is worried cruise ships making hasty decisions to forgo visiting Milford Sound will have ''significant flow-on effects'' for Dunedin.
Womens's Institute members from Otago and Southland will gather in Fairfield today to compete, share ideas and enjoy each others' company.
Dunedin academics are among those on a quest to get New Zealand's political leadership to start preparing the country for future challenges such as climate change and economic instability.
