Air quality slightly better
Air quality slightly better
Mosgiel's air quality improved slightly during winter but not enough for the town to rest on its laurels, Otago Regional Council air quality scientist Deborah Mills says.
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Restructure planned for ORC
Restructure planned for ORC
Otago Regional Council staff are facing uncertain times as chief executive Peter Bodeker proposes to restructure the organisation.
329 gather for garden congress
329 gather for garden congress
Hundreds of botanic garden enthusiasts from 45 countries have arrived in Dunedin for the Fifth Global Botanic Gardens Congress.
Consistent funding sought
Consistent funding sought
Community conservation groups have called on the Department of Conservation to help provide continuity of funding so they can do what they need to instead of ''scratching around'' for money to survive.
Minister seeks 'progress in marine protection'
Minister seeks 'progress in marine protection'
Plans for a community-led forum to develop a marine protected area along Otago's coast have been met with scepticism by scientists and fishermen.
Medical students honour top teachers
Medical students honour top teachers
Receiving an award for your teaching is like a ''big ray of sunshine'', Dr Celia Devenish says.
Risks in new conservation approach
Risks in new conservation approach
An unco-ordinated ad-hoc approach to conservation under a new community-focused model could be risky for the future of endangered species, Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust founding trustee Euan Kennedy says.
Hazard database promoted
Hazard database promoted
National hazard mapping is needed to help people and territorial authorities avoid the worst damage from natural disasters and, in turn, unaffordable insurance premiums, New Zealand Insurance Council chief executive Tim Grafton says.
No date for stores
No date for stores
There is still no date for any further action on new supermarkets in Mosgiel and Green Island.
Mosgiel UFB installation proceeding
Mosgiel UFB installation proceeding
Installation of ultrafast broadband infrastructure is expected to be complete in the Mosgiel area by 2016.
Apprentices get hands on with the Bledisloe
Apprentices get hands on with the Bledisloe
Horticulture apprentices Joe Tapuni (left) and Andy Anderson were delighted to get their hands on the Bledisloe Cup at the Dunedin Botanic Garden yesterday.
City temperatures plummet as cold front blows through
City temperatures plummet as cold front blows through
Temperatures dropped more than 10degC in one hour yesterday when a ''vigorous cold front'' hit Dunedin.
Three new faces on Otago Peninsula board
Three new faces on Otago Peninsula board
Of Dunedin's six community boards, it is the Otago Peninsula board that will have the most new faces after Saturday's election.
Two new faces join incumbents
Two new faces join incumbents
There will be only two new faces at the Otago Regional Council table, all its incumbent councillors having fought off challenges for their seats.
Westerlies then fine spring November days
Westerlies then fine spring November days
Typical spring westerly winds are expected to continue in coming weeks, with the odd spell of rain, MetService's seasonal forecast says.
Sea lion fishery deaths policy 'risky'
Sea lion fishery deaths policy 'risky'
Delaying the assessment of the management tool used to set limits for sea lion deaths in the Auckland Islands squid fishery for five years is ''inherently risky'' given the ''uncertainties around its predictions'', an specialist review panel has found.
Return unclaimed voting papers
Return unclaimed voting papers
Owners are being urged to post back voting papers for residents no longer living at that address.
Down-to-earth Hunter charms fans at show
Down-to-earth Hunter charms fans at show
A kiss on the cheek from supermodel and reality television show judge Rachel Hunter made Dunedin man Mark Thompson's day.
130 possums eliminated
130 possums eliminated
An operation to reduce high possum numbers, possibly infected with bovine tuberculosis (Tb), in rural areas around Mosgiel has so far eliminated about 130 of the pests.
DCC supports fire merger
DCC supports fire merger
The Dunedin City Council is now backing a proposed Otago-wide rural fire district after an assurance the city would retain its own rural firefighting resources.