ORC

Work completed by the Otago Regional Council in the past year will create a "better tomorrow" for the region "whether it is one year or 30", chief executive Graeme Martin says in the annual report.

More than 700 Otago households received assistance from the Otago Regional Council's Clean Heat Clean Air programme in the 2011-12 financial year through subsidised insulation and replacement of non-complying heating appliances.

At least $50,000 in prizes - including $30,000 cash - is on offer in the 2013 GodZone event, reflecting the strong number of entries.

Time is running out for those who want to have their say on the future of the public transport system in Otago and the Wakatipu Basin.

The Dunedin City Council's application to renew resource consents to discharge untreated stormwater into the sea in 34 places around Dunedin has been publicly notified today.

The Otago Regional Council is about to cease publication of a booklet that provides climate and pasture information.

Otago Regional Council's bond fall-out with Oceana Gold has been settled.

From "draconian" to "giant experiment", both sides of the water quality debate expressed their view of the proposed policies yesterday.

A group of farmers and companies has called for the Otago Regional Council to halt its water quality plan change, saying it is behaving in a "maverick way" and against national and its own regulations.

The Otago Regional Council's approach to its proposed water quality standards has been called "too conservative" by freshwater scientist Marc Schallenberg.