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Warning merger could harm Central Otago
Central Otago’s ‘‘unique’’ nature is at risk from a council amalgamation process that fails to address local government’s fatal flaw: a lack of funding, a district councillor has warned.
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Councillor decries lack of wastewater information
Councillor decries lack of wastewater information
Councillors remain in the dark about how bad Wānaka’s wastewater woes are, a former whistleblower says.
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OceanaGold requests more time to update plans
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OceanaGold requests more time to update plans
OceanaGold says it needs more time to update expansion plans for its gold mine at Macraes after facing opposition from regulators and local Māori.
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Mine appealed to PM over denied permit
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Mine appealed to PM over denied permit
The operators of Macraes Mine appealed to the Prime Minister after a Department of Conservation (Doc) decision threatened hundreds of jobs, the Otago Daily Times can reveal.
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Ceremony cements sense of belonging
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Ceremony cements sense of belonging
New Zealand is home for the Martinez family — and yesterday the American family of five all became citizens.
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Fifth weka sighting in city spurs theory
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Fifth weka sighting in city spurs theory
If weka do establish a population in Dunedin, that story is starting now, a Dunedin ornithologist says.
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Kelliher wary of costly nature-based solutions
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Kelliher wary of costly nature-based solutions
Large strips of productive land could be lost if costly "nature-based solutions" are pursued in Otago, a councillor warns.
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Collaboration on biosecurity on the cards for councils
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Collaboration on biosecurity on the cards for councils
Predator Free projects, marine biosecurity and tackling invasive tussock could all get a boost from better collaboration among regional councils in the lower South Island, the Otago Regional...
Landlord fined more than $80k for breaches
Queenstown landlord fined more than $80k for boarding house breaches
A Queenstown landlord who operated four boarding houses illegally has been fined $81,050.
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Excavating tip may need military help: Beca
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Excavating tip may need military help: Beca
Excavating a former Dunedin tip may need military supervision after rumours a wax-wrapped box of machine guns and ammunition were found there.
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Call for rethink on paint in soil
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Call for rethink on paint in soil
Dunedin's approach to the toxic legacy of lead paint in soil surrounding old homes is out of step with the rest of the country, a "frustrated" city councillor says.
Obituary: There and back again at OBHS
Obituary: There and back again at OBHS
When Clive Rennie retired to Whanganui he did not have to pay the man who cut his lawn.
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Lead-soil rule review idea nixed
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Lead-soil rule review idea nixed
An independent review of Dunedin’s contentious rules for lead-soil testing requirements is the only "credible" way forward, a critic says.
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‘Gutted’ at lack of interest in filling shoes
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‘Gutted’ at lack of interest in filling shoes
A departing Saddle Hill Community Board stalwart says he is "gutted" at the apparent lack of interest in replacing him.
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Warning Aurora power bills may rise $10
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Warning Aurora power bills may rise $10
Household electricity bills for Aurora Energy customers could increase by an average of about $10 a month next year, the Commerce Commission says.
Grant spurs cancer test research
Researchers hunting early pancreatic cancer markers
Dunedin researchers are heading up an international study to identify abnormal DNA markers in order to detect a deadly cancer before it is too late.
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‘Enduring’ solutions important, councillors say
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‘Enduring’ solutions important, councillors say
Resource management reform should produce "enduring, consistent and stable" solutions, Otago regional councillors say.
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Work stalls on ORC’s new air plan
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Work stalls on ORC’s new air plan
Work has stopped on new rules for home heating to manage and improve air quality in the region, the Otago Regional Council has confirmed.
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No ‘winner’ on options for South D
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No ‘winner’ on options for South D
No "winner" will emerge from a shortlist of options for how South Dunedin is reconfigured to withstand the effects of climate change.
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Majority backs going with the flow
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Majority backs going with the flow
A future where South Dunedin is dotted with waterways and wetlands has been backed by residents as the best hope to address climate change.