Farming, forestry meeting regarded as ‘positive’
Farming, forestry meeting regarded as ‘positive’
Forestry companies exterminate thousands of pigs each year and want to be good neighbours, a meeting in Lawrence heard last week.
Richard Davison
Farming, forestry meeting ‘positive’
Farming, forestry meeting ‘positive’
Forestry companies exterminate thousands of pigs each year and want to be good neighbours, a meeting in Lawrence heard last week.
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Campground to get low-cost upgrade
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Campground to get low-cost upgrade
A South Otago campground is earmarked for a low-cost upgrade, following the removal of controversial cabins from the site.
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Town to offer affordable homes
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Town to offer affordable homes
Small rural South Otago township Clinton could be the next in line for a cosmopolitan global influx, as it follows in nearby Kaitangata’s footsteps.
Locals band together to ignite Christmas spirit with trail
Locals band together to ignite Christmas spirit with trail
It is never too early to start planning for Christmas, particularly if you’re heading into the wilds.
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‘Positive’ tone to meeting after tempers raised
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‘Positive’ tone to meeting after tempers raised
Forestry companies exterminate thousands of pigs each year and want to be good neighbours, a meeting in Lawrence heard yesterday.
Cautious welcome for e-bike charging station funding
Cautious welcome for e-bike charging station funding
The government is getting a cautious welcome over its initiative to help fund e-bike charging stations on the country’s Great Rides.
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Emergency electricity measures spur environmental fears
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Emergency electricity measures spur environmental fears
A Central Otago community group says emergency measures to address a looming electricity crisis could turn Lake Hāwea into a dustbowl.
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Tempers boiling at foresters
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Tempers boiling at foresters
Allegations of stock shootings and irresponsible forestry management are flying in Lawrence, as police call a public meeting to bring tempers down from boiling point.
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Business runs in the blood
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Business runs in the blood
From refusing to touch meat to taking up her knives as a fully qualified fifth-generation family butcher, Hannah Botting’s transformation is now complete.
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Galaxiid ecosanctuary proposal presented
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Galaxiid ecosanctuary proposal presented
An eco project to help conserve a rare native galaxiid fish may soon come to fruition in West Otago.
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Lack of action over fly-tipping irks resident
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Lack of action over fly-tipping irks resident
A Clutha resident says he has lost confidence in his local council after requests to address fly-tipping go unheeded.
Application delayed over opposition
Application delayed over opposition
The intensity of opposition to an up to $1 billion Southland wind farm has prompted Contact Energy to pause its fast-track application for the project.
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Retired principal ‘very lucky’
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Retired principal ‘very lucky’
A recently retired rural principal says teaching in the South Island’s far-flung corners has shown him the depth of potential in New Zealand’s young people.
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Council's comms over E.coli slammed
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Council's comms over E.coli slammed
An Otago resident has slammed council communications over what he says was "woefully inadequate" notification of an E.coli infiltration in public drinking water last week.
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Wind farm fast-track bid paused
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Wind farm fast-track bid paused due to opposition
The intensity of opposition to an up to $1 billion Southland wind farm has prompted Contact Energy to pause its fast-track application for the project.
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Tax plan was always ‘flawed’
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Tax plan was always ‘flawed’
A Queenstown Lakes developer says a plan to "tax" developers to pay for affordable housing was always "flawed", and should never have got past initial public consultation.
Rates increase less than planned
Rates increase less than planned
Environment Southland rates will sit at almost half their earlier predicted level, this coming year.
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No maintenance led to overflows: report
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No maintenance led to overflows: report
An external report to a southern council appears to confirm sewage overflows were caused by its own decision to cease essential maintenance in 2019.
Old church being sold as family home
87-year-old church being sold as family home
For those who have ever felt inclined to lecture their families, the perfect home may now be within reach.