Planned bus changes postponed
Planned bus changes postponed
The Otago Regional Council has postponed making planned further changes to Dunedin bus routes until April, because of delays over a new ticketing system.
John Gibb
Otago Museum numbers inflated
Otago Museum numbers inflated
The Otago Museum has admitted counting errors previously inflated annual visitor numbers in 2013-14 by 65%.
Widower wins right to super and compo
Widower wins right to super and compo
Dunedin widower Fin Heads has won a landmark human rights case over what he terms ''obscene'' legislation that forced him to choose between his superannuation and his dead wife's ACC compensation.
Moore leaves to take up new challenge
Moore leaves to take up new challenge
Manager Peter Moore feels satisfied that Mosgiel Memorial RSA's $1.2 million redevelopment has been a big success, and now he's moving on.
Rain allowance in effluent policy
Rain allowance in effluent policy
The Otago Regional Council is taking ''extreme rainfall and flood events'' into account in deciding if prosecution should be considered for farming effluent breaches.
Effects from quake 'relatively minor'
Effects from quake 'relatively minor'
Some unusual water conditions on the Otago coast, including local tidal surges and strong currents, resulted from waves produced by the magnitude 8.3 earthquake near the coast of Chile last month.
Collaboration delivers savings and benefits
Collaboration delivers savings and benefits
The Otago Regional Council is working collaboratively with other regional councils and organisations over many issues, including dam safety measures.
Prof elected Fellow of Royal Society
Prof elected Fellow of Royal Society
Prof Jonathan Waters, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Otago zoology department, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand.
Community response to drought commended
Community response to drought commended
Otago Regional Council chairman Stephen Woodhead is ''extremely impressed and grateful'' for the Otago community's response to a drought early this year.
Treatment of Kiwis bizarre: academic
Treatment of Kiwis bizarre: academic
Australia's treatment of New Zealanders being held in remote detention centres, or facing deportation despite living in that country since childhood, has highlighted the ''limits'' of the transtasman ''special relationship''.
Two companies dispute rates
Two companies dispute rates
The Otago Regional Council has received requests from two irrigation companies in Central Otago asking for their rates to be remitted, after a change in valuation procedures.
Safer boating focus of campaign
Safer boating focus of campaign
The Robbie Burns statue in the Octagon, Dunedin, is sporting a life jacket to mark Safer Boating Week, which ends on Friday.
Disc golf tees off
Disc golf tees off
The opening of the Chingford Park Disc Golf Course yesterday meant another positive asset had been established in the city.
Diabetic kids in fundraiser calendar
Diabetic kids in fundraiser calendar
A colourful fundraising calendar launched in Dunedin yesterday could make a big difference to research which seeks to improve the lives of people with type 1 diabetes.
Rally promotes safety at night
Rally promotes safety at night
About 200 people marched through central Dunedin to ''Take Back the Night'' on Saturday.
Prosecutions over farm effluent
Prosecutions over farm effluent
Eight prosecutions have been undertaken and 20 infringement notices issued after non-compliance with Otago dairy farm effluent discharge rules reached its ''second-worst'' level in recent years.
ORC planning low-flow response
ORC planning low-flow response
Otago Regional Council staff are continuing their preparations for some more low river flows this summer.
Indigenous cancer rates linked to poverty - study
Indigenous cancer rates linked to poverty - study
An international study highlighting higher cancer rates among Maori than non-Maori shows childhood poverty ''casts a long shadow'', and also increases adult cancer risks in this country.
Portable laboratory one out of the box
Portable laboratory one out of the box
A University of Otago initiative involving a portable laboratory in a shipping container could soon play a big role in boosting science awareness among youngsters in remote rural schools with fewer facilities.
Four firms in bus hub competition
Four firms in bus hub competition
The Otago Regional Council has invited four firms to take part in a competition to provide a design for the proposed new central Dunedin bus hub, in Great King St.