Showing pupils how chemistry relates to real life situations as well as building a picture of the health of Otago Harbour has won the Healthy Harbour Watchers the inaugural Otago Conservation Schools Award. Rebecca Fox talks to project facilitator Andrew Innes.
The Ministry of Fisheries has given approval to a Dunedin-based company to conduct further research on harvesting cockles from Otago Harbour, following favourable research findings.
Workers at two businesses in the harbourside area of Dunedin will meet today to discuss the implications of the Dunedin City Council's proposed plan change 7: harbourside.
Three of the main heavy industries in the harbour area of Dunedin say they could be put out of business by a Dunedin City Council proposal to rezone harbourside industrial land so it can be used for residential and commercial use.
Restoring a historic building on an island in the middle of Otago Harbour is no mean feat, says former Quarantine Island caretaker Kathy Morrison.
A war of words has erupted over cockle harvesting in Otago Harbour, with claims and counterclaims concerning research which concluded the fishery is not sustainable.
