Home Wof to target problems
Home Wof to target problems
Damp, draughty and mouldy Dunedin homes will be targeted by a warrant of fitness being developed by home-performance joint venture Homestar.
Rebecca Fox
Doc cuts 17 positions in South restructuring
Doc cuts 17 positions in South restructuring
Seventeen jobs have been lost in Otago and Southland through the latest restructure of the Department of Conservation.
Gardens congress boost for economy
Gardens congress boost for economy
Nearly $2 million is expected to be injected mostly into the Otago economy by delegates from as far afield as China, Lithuania and Russia attending the fifth Global Botanic Gardens Congress in Dunedin in October.
Rural water proposals heard
Rural water proposals heard
One of the largest Environment Court mediation processes to be held in Dunedin enters its second round next week.
Family keeps up admission tradition
Family keeps up admission tradition
Trust your instincts and your training and show courage, Justice Graham Panckhurst told new lawyers admitted to the Bar in Dunedin yesterday.
Concern over flood waters
Concern over flood waters
Keep of flood protection infrastructure protecting the Henley township is one of the issues the Otago Regional Council is investigating at the request of residents.
Refitted, new-look ale house
Refitted, new-look ale house
Earthquake strengthening of the historic Speight's buildings in central Dunedin has been extended to include the ale house.
Winter one of Otago's warmest
Winter one of Otago's warmest
Otago is heading for one of its warmest winters on record but a cold southerly blast due to hit on Thursday could change it all.
Video: Getting down to dirty work
Video: Getting down to dirty work
A little mud never deterred a fairy, Batman and Robin, the musketeers, or even a bumblebee.
Cut-price firewood costly for some
Cut-price firewood costly for some
The drivers and occupants of hundreds of vehicles queued for up to three hours to load their vehicles and trailers with cut-price radiata pine firewood at a Wenita Forest Products fundraising event at Mt Allan yesterday.
Call to fully protect valued land
Call to fully protect valued land
Hundreds of parcels of land in Otago have outstanding conservation and recreational values but are less protected than reserves and are at risk from increased commercial activities, mining and land swap, conservationists say.
Tributes as Doc area manager farewelled
Tributes as Doc area manager farewelled
Tributes flowed yesterday as the conservation community farewelled the Department of Conservation's Coastal Otago area manager Robin Thomas.
Restoration of wetland back in play
Restoration of wetland back in play
Changes to regulations governing wetlands could give Fish and Game Otago's Takitakitoa Wetland proposal a second chance.
Kaka thought to be in Botanic Garden
Kaka thought to be in Botanic Garden
While she has not been seen for a while, the kaka which returned to the Dunedin Botanic Garden appears still to be living in her birthplace.
Bumper oyster season winding down
Bumper oyster season winding down
There is one constant when it comes to Bluff oysters - the old-timers who continue to shuck the delicacy year in and year out.
Zucchini Bros to move
Zucchini Bros to move
Long-time Roslyn restaurant Zucchini Bros is moving to the Bing Harris building in Dunedin's Exchange.
Claim fault off coast 'real risk'
Claim fault off coast 'real risk'
A Dunedin man is concerned Otago residents are not aware of a fault off the coast which could have an impact as great as the Alpine Fault in an earthquake.
Pleasant weather but whitebait not running
Pleasant weather but whitebait not running
Whitebait might not have been running on the first day of the season yesterday but sun and double-figure temperatures made waiting for their arrival more pleasant for a change.
Increased interest in three Dunstan seats sends a positive signal
Increased interest in three Dunstan seats sends a positive signal
Competition for the three Dunstan seats on the Otago Regional Council is the hottest in the local body's history.
Support for climate change, human impact call
Support for climate change, human impact call
Labour environment spokeswoman Maryan Street's message that the challenges of climate change and humankind's impact on the environment needed to be met head on has received support in Dunedin.