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‘No certainty’ native lizards would survive relocation
The ongoing debate around the likely fate of about half a million native lizards should the Bendigo gold mine go ahead has continued at an expert fast-track hearing in Wellington.
Mary Williams
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'We will never get land back once things are chopped up'
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'We will never get land back once things are chopped up'
A Queenstown landowner has spoken out against a fast-tracked housing development and the threat it poses to the region’s rural character.
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Concerns grow over fast-track proposals
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Concerns grow over fast-track proposals
Critics of fast-track construction projects around Queenstown say developers are riding roughshod over the area’s growth plan, distressing locals and threatening to pave paradise.
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Dairy industry gets early access to council report
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Dairy industry gets early access to council report
Southland’s public watchdog for freshwater slipped a damning report about nitrate pollution to the dairy industry while health chiefs were still in the dark.
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Iwi made no ‘financial demands’
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Iwi made no ‘financial demands’
Australian mining firm Santana is now saying local iwi never made any ‘‘financial demands’’ — despite previously alleging a $180 million payout was sought.
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Nitrate spikes persist despite dilution effort
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Nitrate spikes persist despite dilution effort
Multiple nitrate spikes in Gore’s water supply since residents were advised it is drinkable were at levels a council manager says are ‘‘not desirable’’.
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Investigation into water contamination ‘shoddy’
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Investigation into water contamination ‘shoddy’
An inconclusive investigation into high nitrate levels in wells used for Gore’s drinking water supply has been branded shoddy by freshwater campaigners and academics.
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Fast-track bid hits snag over gaps in information
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Fast-track bid hits snag over gaps in information
Santana Minerals’ bid for fast-track approval to mine gold at Bendigo has hit a snag over information gaps in its application.
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Plan to muddy nitrate debate
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Plan to muddy nitrate debate
Amid a nitrate scare in Gore, Environment Southland has been accused of going to "outrageous" lengths to minimise blaming intensive dairying. Mary Williams reports.
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Call for govt housing scheme to be funded in city
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Call for govt housing scheme to be funded in city
A government scheme that finds homes for homeless people as well as tailored support must be funded in Dunedin, a housing hui will be told today.
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‘Horse has bolted’ on mine talks
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‘Horse has bolted’ on mine talks
Lack of consultation with local iwi would be "very difficult" to remedy now, the fast-track panel considering Santana Minerals’ mine proposal has heard.
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Intensification ‘elephant in the room’
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Intensification ‘elephant in the room’
Intensification of farming is the ‘‘elephant in the room’’ regarding nitrate pollution, Environment Southland’s chairman told councillors yesterday.
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‘Horse has bolted’ on mine talks, panel told
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‘Horse has bolted’ on mine talks, panel told
Lack of consultation with local iwi would be "very difficult" to remedy now, the fast-track panel considering Santana Minerals’ mine proposal has heard.
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Bendigo mine application may end up in court
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Bendigo mine application may end up in court
Claims Santana may have breached Treaty law in its application to mine gold at Bendigo raised points of law and could end up in the courts, senior lawyers say.
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Call for action on marine sanctuary deaths
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Call for action on marine sanctuary deaths
A dolphin that was drowned by a fishing trawler off Southland’s coast was in a marine mammal sanctuary, government records show.
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Flat found for former refugee after ‘ODT’ story
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Flat found for former refugee after ‘ODT’ story
A roof was found for a Dunedin homeless man the day after he told his story to the Otago Daily Times.
Norcombe Barker new head of hoiho trust
Norcombe Barker new head of hoiho trust
Norcombe Barker is leading the charge to save the hoiho from extinction on the New Zealand mainland.
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Te Kaika undertook 28 ‘critical actions’ to lift suspension
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Te Kaika undertook 28 ‘critical actions’ to lift suspension
Te Kāika was required to undertake 28 ‘‘critical actions’’ to lift the suspension of its accreditation to deliver social care for children and young people.
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Former refugee living in car on Esplanade
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Former refugee living in car on Esplanade
A former refugee who speaks no English and has cardiac issues says he has spent the past seven months mainly sleeping in his car on the St Clair Esplanade.
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Mine payout allegation disputed by Ngāi Tahu
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Mine payout allegation disputed
Santana is alleging Ngāi Tahu wants a $180 million payout if the firm’s Bendigo gold project gets the go-ahead.