Peninsula road to open next week
Highcliff Rd will reopen to all traffic on Monday following more than two years of disruptions.
Otago Peninsula
Peninsula possum cull makes a big difference
Peninsula possum cull makes a big difference
Flowers are blooming and the birds are singing as Otago Peninsula's flora and fauna regenerates without significant predation by possums.
Grim future for Peninsula penguins forecast
Grim future for Peninsula penguins forecast
Scientific modelling predicts a grim future for Otago Peninsula's endangered yellow-eyed penguins.
Frustration at harm to wildlife by dumped cats
Frustration at harm to wildlife by dumped cats
People are deliberately dumping their unwanted cats on the Otago Peninsula causing deaths among some of the area's most vulnerable species.
Losing child-care centre a blow
Losing child-care centre a blow
An Otago Peninsula early childhood learning centre has closed because of financial difficulties and its owner blames a Government initiative offering free daycare.
Final mop up of possums
Final mop up of possums
The last possums hiding on Otago Peninsula will be hunted down using specially trained sniffer dogs.
'Imperfect' solution best available
'Imperfect' solution best available
The Dunedin City Council has agreed to contribute financially to what they acknowledge is an imperfect plan to stop erosion at Te Rauone beach on the Otago Peninsula, saying it is the best anyone has come up with in 40 years, and a good deal for the council.
Plans for sea walls with road widening
Plans for sea walls with road widening
Sections of historic sea wall supporting the road skirting the harbour edge of Otago Peninsula may be protected and left visible during the planned widening of the road.
Offer to drop peninsula from paua plan
Offer to drop peninsula from paua plan
The paua industry is prepared to drop Otago Peninsula from a plan to allow commercial harvesting, Paua Management Area Council 5 chairman Storm Stanley says.
Second campfire near penguin reserve concerns trust
Second campfire near penguin reserve concerns trust
A second prohibited campfire on Otago Peninsula reserve land in as many weeks has again threatened the fragile yellow-eyed penguin colony, prompting further frustration among firefighters and Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust members.
Funding granted for next stage of cycleway
Funding granted for next stage of cycleway
The approval of more than $2 million of New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) funding for the next stage of Otago Peninsula cycleway is being hailed as a victory for the whole city.
Elm Wildlife top again
Elm Wildlife top again
Elm Wildlife Tours has again won the title of best tour in Dunedin through international travel website TripAdvisor.
Inlets easy on the eye and the legs
Inlets easy on the eye and the legs
The unsealed roads skirting the Otago Peninsula's tidal inlets offer wonderful opportunities for bikers of all ages and stages. Their gentle gradient and infrequent traffic make them...
Life in the slow lane likely for Peninsula
Life in the slow lane likely for Peninsula
Speed limits could be about to come down on Otago Peninsula roads as part of a push to improve road safety.
Among best cycle routes
Among best cycle routes
Otago Peninsula is still considered one of the world's best places to cycle, featuring at No 8 on the Lonely Planet's list of the world's 10 best cycle routes.
'Beautiful' peninsula lauded
'Beautiful' peninsula lauded
The "beautiful" Otago Peninsula has earned the praise of a famed British zoologist.
No cost-share deal on erosion: ORC
No cost-share deal on erosion: ORC
A cost-sharing deal that could help tackle erosion at Te Rauone Beach, on Otago Peninsula, has been ruled out by the Otago Regional Council before it has even been discussed.
Big ships blamed for Peninsula erosion
Big ships blamed for Peninsula erosion
Residents are calling for action to save homes from erosion on a vulnerable strip of Otago Peninsula, amid claims waves from passing cruise ships and container carriers are making the problem worse.
Hereweka deserves more than sheep
Hereweka deserves more than sheep
Cedric Woods sees a special role for Hereweka/Harbour Cone in the face of the world's woes.
Fire destroys home of motorbike ace
Fire destroys home of motorbike ace
A former motorcycling champion and his family are devastated following a fire that destroyed their Otago Peninsula home.