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Data shows rate of sea-level rise increasing
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Data shows rate of sea-level rise increasing
Sea-level rise in Dunedin has more than doubled during the past six decades, Stats NZ data shows.
Hamish MacLean
Council consent funding goes unclaimed
Council consent funding goes unclaimed
The Otago Regional Council handed out more than $10,000 last year to support consent applications for environmentally positive projects.
Seven now positive score in ORC satisfaction survey
Seven now positive score in ORC satisfaction survey
A score of seven out of 10 will count as a positive result for the Otago Regional Council now the council has adopted a more forgiving scorecard for its community satisfaction survey.
Storms could cost ORC over $2 million
Storms could cost ORC over $2 million
Flood damage from four winter storms this year could cost the Otago Regional Council more than $2 million.
New air pollution monitoring reveals trouble spots
New air pollution monitoring reveals trouble spots
New monitoring for fine airborne particles that cause cardiovascular and respiratory disease and cancers has revealed four possible trouble spots in Otago.
ORC to consider reclassifying community survey results
ORC to consider reclassifying community survey results
Otago regional councillors could change the scorecard for this year’s community satisfaction survey to get a better result for the council.
Plenty of work ahead for new ORC members
Plenty of work ahead for new ORC members
A new term and fresh start may be just what the doctor ordered after a tumultuous three years at the Otago Regional Council.
Smooth Hill landfill plan granted consent
Smooth Hill landfill plan granted consent
Consent has been granted for Dunedin’s next municipal landfill south of the city at Smooth Hill.
‘More than minor’: Planned dairy farm complex faces strong opposition
‘More than minor’: Planned dairy farm complex faces strong opposition
A proposal to build Southland’s largest dairy-barn complex on the doorstep of Fiordland National Park should not go ahead, the district council says.
Museum returns taiaha to its iwi
Museum returns taiaha to its iwi
A taiaha once used to block Pakeha from entering the King Country has been returned to Ngati Maniapoto by Otago Museum.
Tomahawk sand mining has locals worried
Tomahawk sand mining has locals worried
The erosion at Tomahawk Beach has reached a critical point, concerned residents say.
Minister visits wildlife hospital
Minister visits wildlife hospital
If New Zealanders can create a better world for birds, they will have gone a long way towards improving the environment for all indigenous biodiversity, Conservation Minister Poto Williams says.
ORC spent $952,000 over budget on legal fees
ORC spent $952,000 over budget on legal fees
The Otago Regional Council spent nearly $1million more than planned on legal fees last year.
Hope drone will find meteorite
Hope drone will find meteorite
A global effort is refining the search for a meteorite believed to have struck the earth near Dunedin last week.
Transporter halves trout delivery work
Transporter halves trout delivery work
Otago rainbow trout are on the road again this spring, but now their Fish & Game driver will cover only half the ground.
Parker gives ORC big tick
Parker gives ORC big tick
The Otago Regional Council is celebrating a glowing report card from Environment Minister David Parker.
Consultants working on ORC document
Consultants working on ORC document
Consultants instead of Otago Regional Council staff members are working on a major planning document for the council that was recently stopped in its tracks in the High Court.
Beach cement spill investigation continuing: council
Beach cement spill investigation continuing: council
An investigation into Dunedin City Council contractors spilling cement into the coastal environment at St Clair is ongoing, the Otago Regional Council says.
Clean, green Te Anau 'no place for dairying barns'
Clean, green Te Anau 'no place for dairying barns'
A dairying development planned for the edge of a national park could damage one of the last strongholds of "100% Pure New Zealand", neighbours who oppose the project say.
Liquidation unlikely to have funds for creditors
Liquidation unlikely to have funds for creditors
Dunedin building company Highland Homes has been put in liquidation and all of its assets will be sold at public auction.