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A Green Party candidate got a look, but departed councillor Marian Hobbs will not be replaced at the Otago Regional Council before the next election.

An independent investigator has cleared Otago regional councillor Michael Laws of wrongdoing in a code of conduct complaint against him by the council chief executive.

The Otago Regional Council’s leadership still cannot find a seat at the table with the Dunedin City Council to set the strategy for South Dunedin’s future.

Environment Minister David Parker will take part in a Dunedin High Court case that could set the course for how local government puts rules in place to protect the environment.

The Otago Regional Council and local iwi are not just in a relationship, they are partners, the council says.

Outrage over rate rises and anger from some in the farming community is fuelling increasing aggression towards Otago Regional Council staff, the council chief says.

Submissions on the Otago Regional Council’s major planning document, the regional policy statement, are due to be published by the end of the month.

The Otago Regional Council says it is on track to hit targets set by the Environment Minister.

Otago regional councillors grappled with perceptions of conflicts of interest at a regulatory committee meeting yesterday.

Long-term trends show Otago air quality is improving, but Otago regional councillors have raised concerns about the region’s regularly smoky skies.

Robust debate is what makes democracy work, writes Hilary Calvert.

The Otago Regional Council’s former chairwoman has signed a petition aiming to disband the elected councillors and appoint commissioners to govern the council.

Failing to note a minimum flow for the Manuherikia River has been labelled a “delaying tactic” by Otago Fish & Game.

Otago Regional Council chief executive Sarah Gardner has questioned why some are calling for a pause in the Government’s massive water reform.

A newly formed team at the Otago Regional Council will take a more integrated and holistic approach to addressing environmental issues in both urban and rural catchments.

Farmers are frustrated and conservationists say the Otago Regional Council could be headed down a path to legal woe.

A national proposal to shorten the duration of resource consents is "short-sighted", an Otago regional councillor says.

Transport needs to be pushed up the Otago Regional Council’s priority list, a regional councillor says.

The first step in the Otago Regional Council complying with Environment Minister David Parker’s requests following a review of its planning processes has been taken.