The shooting of a young New Zealand sea lion - a species as
threatened as the African elephant or the kakapo - has
shocked and dismayed those who work to ensure its survival.
A Kaikoura fur seal's decision to take a holiday down the
coast of the South Island, complete with baggage - $25,000 in
research equipment - ended with the seal's capture on an
Otago Peninsula beach this week.
The Otago Regional
Council has decided on a "pathway" towards solving its
accommodation problems which includes providing for a
temporary council chamber in its Stafford St car park.
Students opposed to a permanent liquor ban in North Dunedin
say the street drinking culture is "one of the main
attractions" of studying at Otago University.
It will cost the Dunedin City Council at least $20,000 to
provide community groups with a similar level of access to
facilities, such as the Skeggs Gallery, as they had before
the recent change of management.
The Otago Regional Council will meet in private on Wednesday
to discuss a confidential report on plans and likely costs to
overcome overcrowding in its Stafford St office block.
Otago has recorded the country's lowest temperature and the
gustiest wind for January; perfectly fitting Niwa's
description of January being cool, windy and unsettled.
