Seaside home fetches anything but a modest price
Seaside home fetches anything but a modest price
A modest St Clair bungalow has sold for more than $2 million in what is believed to be a record for the area.
Hamish MacLean
Well-travelled sibling orcas seen making rare foray up Otago Harbour
Well-travelled sibling orcas seen making rare foray up Otago Harbour
Two of New Zealand’s best-known orca visited Dunedin yesterday in a rare trip up Otago Harbour.
Emmy Award win celebrated
Emmy Award win celebrated
Millions of baseball fans had a better look at America’s national pastime this year thanks to a Dunedin software firm.
Quest for an ORC lakes plan advances
Quest for an ORC lakes plan advances
Otago regional councillors have pushed ahead to shine a spotlight on the health of the region’s lakes.
Job outlines need work: councillors
Job outlines need work: councillors
A working party of councillors will review job descriptions for the leadership at the Otago Regional Council.
‘Scoping study’ to ease lakes management confusion
‘Scoping study’ to ease lakes management confusion
Freshwater lakes are a major part of Otago’s identity.
No climate work role progress
No climate work role progress
The Otago Regional Council’s leadership still cannot find a seat at the table with the Dunedin City Council to set the strategy for South Dunedin’s future.
Whale of a find in Otago Harbour
Whale of a find in Otago Harbour
Exploring the shallow water off Wellers Rock, a Dunedin dive student put her hand on what she thought was a stick protruding from the sand in Otago Harbour.
South behind average for staff monitoring consents
South behind average for staff monitoring consents
The number of staff at Otago and Southland’s regional councils monitoring how natural resources are managed lags behind the national average.
Property sales in pipeline for ORC
Property sales in pipeline for ORC
The Otago Regional Council expects to recoup millions of dollars through property sales once it moves into new headquarters in Dunedin.
Concerns over hospital build's effects on supermarket
Concerns over hospital build's effects on supermarket
Supermarket giant Foodstuffs is worried construction of the new Dunedin Hospital could cause serious headaches for its supermarket across the road.
Parker part of environment protection rule court case
Parker part of environment protection rule court case
Environment Minister David Parker will take part in a Dunedin High Court case that could set the course for how local government puts rules in place to protect the environment.
ORC debates what sort of ‘-ship’ it's in
ORC debates what sort of ‘-ship’ it's in
The Otago Regional Council and local iwi are not just in a relationship, they are partners, the council says.
'Farmers in limbo': Water permit decision disappoints
'Farmers in limbo': Water permit decision disappoints
A disappointed Otago farming sector says it has been left in the lurch by the Environment Court’s interim decision on the Otago Regional Council’s water permits plan change.
Laws’ rabbit control plea: ‘We need to boost our presence in this area’
Laws’ rabbit control plea: ‘We need to boost our presence in this area’
Otago has already lost the war on rabbits, Otago regional councillor Michael Laws says.
‘Aspirational’ target set for new ORC base
‘Aspirational’ target set for new ORC base
The Otago Regional Council’s new headquarters in Dunedin may be be ready for use by the end of next year.
Hospital icemaker funding success
Hospital icemaker funding success
The St Patrick’s hall was filled with bargain hunters and people supporting an ice-cold good cause on Saturday.
Restored 1950s fire engine on display at Toitu
Restored 1950s fire engine on display at Toitu
Firefighting in the 1950s is now a highlight in the Toitu Otago Settlers Museum transport gallery.
Look what has grown
Look what has grown
Former pupils of Holy Name School gather at the memorial walnut tree at the University of Otago campus on Saturday.
Game to join in on Nude Gardening Day
Game to join in on Nude Gardening Day
One of New Zealand’s most celebrated gardeners gardened in just his boots and a sunhat.