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IRD seeking to liquidate engineering firm
A large Dunedin engineering firm is facing liquidation over tax obligations.
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‘Very highly disruptive’ days ahead for drivers
‘Very highly disruptive’ days ahead for drivers
As the big cranes arrive and more people begin working at the new Dunedin hospital site, there are going to be changes to the roads around the site.
Parking space
Parking space
Work continues on the demolition of Oamaru House on Hanover St.
Yes to lower lake levels
Yes to lower lake levels
Meridian Energy has been given the official thumbs up to drop the water level of Lake Pūkaki hydro storage for a three-year period.
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Homeowner must pay for footpath repair
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Homeowner must pay for footpath repair
A Green Island man is looking for a break as his property rolls away from him.
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Selected birds to be given bird flu vaccines
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Selected birds to be given bird flu vaccines
Some of the country’s most prized native birds are to be given vaccinations to provide them with some form of protection for when avian flu eventually arrives on New Zealand shores.
Special herd status step closer
Special herd status step closer
Wapiti becoming a herd of special interest has taken another step forward and may only be weeks away from gaining status.
Proposal to reduce pāua catch limit in the South
Proposal to reduce pāua catch limit in the South
Fisheries New Zealand is proposing to drop the catch limit for pāua in Otago and Southland.
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Runabout gets out and about into ditch
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Runabout gets out and about into ditch
Rally driver Tom Bond's main car was laid up so the runabout had a go. And did it run about - right into a ditch.
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Fewer road cones govt’s aim: minister
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Fewer road cones govt’s aim: minister
Southern councils are on a must-do-better list as the government clamps down on the use of road cones.
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Proposal to reduce pāua catch limit in the South
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Proposal to reduce pāua catch limit in the South
Fisheries New Zealand is proposing to drop the catch limit for pāua in Otago and Southland.
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Wapiti deer close to reaching special herd status
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Wapiti deer close to reaching special herd status
Wapiti becoming a herd of special interest has taken another step forward and may only be weeks away from gaining the status.
New marine reserves open for business
New marine reserves open for business
Five new marine reserves now exist off the Otago coast, with the new waters embedded into the conservation framework.
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Future still unclear for crib on Crown land
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Future still unclear for crib on Crown land
The future of a long-standing private Kinloch crib, sitting on Crown land, remains up in the air.
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No more takers for oil prospecting permits
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No more takers for oil prospecting permits
No-one else has put their hand up to drill for oil off the Otago coast.
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Pest plant African feather grass spotted by landowners
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Pest plant African feather grass spotted by landowners
The pest plant African feather grass has been spotted again in North Otago, this time in the Ngapara area.
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Shortage of native plants as demand rises
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Shortage of native plants as demand rises
Some native plants are in short supply in inland Otago as people seem to think purchasing plants was like buying a bag of nails.
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Santana given tight deadline for requests
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Santana given tight deadline for requests
Santana Minerals has been asked to consider building larger fenced pest exclusion areas to keep lizards alive and to bring back a document it rubbished at a hearing earlier this month.
Fears over hospital build’s impact
Fears over hospital build’s impact
Police are worried the construction of the new Dunedin hospital will impact emergency services getting to accidents.
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Request to look out for whale entangled with pink buoy
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Request to look out for whale entangled with pink buoy
Increasing numbers of whales may be leading to more of them being entangled in fishing equipment — but it remains something of a mystery.