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Insurer’s wind damage bill $30m
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Insurer’s wind damage bill $30m
The biblical wind which hit the South last month has led to nearly 7000 insurance claims and one insurer is looking at a near $30 million bill.
Steve Hepburn
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Wet, windy spring to thank for record low wholesale electricity prices
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Wet, windy spring to thank for record low wholesale electricity prices
Wholesale electricity prices are the lowest in a decade thanks to a wet and windy spring with water soon to pass straight through dams on the Clutha River, not generating power.
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Hand-made toys had contaminated sand
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Hand-made toys had contaminated sand
Successful enterprise never came easy. But it has landed something of a cruel blow on Frankie and Quinn Cropper.
New opening date set for Milford Track after delays
New opening date set for Milford Track after delays
The Milford Track is scheduled to open next Monday, as the opening date slips back again.
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Panel convened for Slopedown fast-track application
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Panel convened for Slopedown fast-track application
The wheels are turning on the fast-track approval process for the Slopedown wind farm, but it will take until April next year before a final decision is made.
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Kindergartens close for asbestos testing
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Kindergartens close for asbestos testing
A third of Dunedin kindergartens will be closed today as testing continues on sand in classrooms which may contain asbestos.
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Approval sought for wind farm
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Approval sought for wind farm
Another wind farm is under development in the South as the dormant second stage of the Mahinerangi wind farm project gets up a small head of steam.
Reward up to find sea lion killers
Reward up to find sea lion killers
The reward to find those who killed sea lions in the South has gone up and been extended to include those responsible for killing the mammals in the Waitaki district.
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Larnach Castle visit exploration of family history for carver’s kin
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Larnach Castle visit exploration of family history for carver’s kin
It was a walk back down the family tree for an Australian woman at Larnach Castle yesterday.
Medal for Sir Alan’s life work
Medal for Sir Alan’s life work
Emeritus Prof Sir Alan Mark may be 93 but he is not slowing down around environmental issues.
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Curious tale of whale bone necklace
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Curious tale of whale bone necklace
A wasekaseka necklace made of whale bone which washed up on one of the United Kingdom’s most remote but inhabited islands is now headed for Australia after its former Queenstown-based owner got his...
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Application made to fast-track Onslow plan
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Application made to fast-track Onslow plan
The reignited Lake Onslow battery power scheme has applied for fast-track consenting.
Surviving the storm’s destruction
Surviving the storm’s destruction
When it rains it pours.
Herd of special interest idea labelled joke
Herd of special interest idea labelled joke
Forest & Bird has labelled a wapiti backer as a bit of a comedian if he thinks the environmental group is going to support a herd of special interest proposal.
Call for opponents to support wapiti plan
Call for opponents to support wapiti plan
The group which instigated the move to get wapiti in Fiordland classed as a herd of special interest says opponents should get right in behind it as they have got what they wanted.
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NZDF’s new base in city opened
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NZDF’s new base in city opened
A new chapter for the defence force in Dunedin began yesterday with the official opening of the force’s new headquarters in Cumberland St.
Calder Stewart eyes future as firm marks 70th
Calder Stewart eyes future as firm marks 70th
A South Otago business has bullishly talked of expansion — with plans for wind and solar farms, and major infrastructure projects — as it brings up 70 years of existence.
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Shotover wastewater: Majority opposed to consents
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Shotover wastewater: Majority opposed to consents
The discharge of wastewater into the Shotover River represents not only a local environmental threat, but a fundamental governance failure, a Queenstown group says.
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Surviving the destruction of the ‘perfect storm’
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Surviving the destruction of the ‘perfect storm’
When it rains it pours. Well, in Toko Mouth it blew, crashed and flooded, all in one day - and then it started to smell.
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Fireworks incidents fuel ban calls
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Fireworks incidents fuel ban calls
Incidents such as police and fire appliances being shot at by fireworks, which happened in Dunedin this week, does nothing to help those who want them to remain on public sale, an Otago firefighter says.