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'Devastating': Hundreds of birds caught by trawler
A single fishing vessel hauled in 207 seabirds in one "devastating" go while trawling off Southland’s coast earlier this year, Forest & Bird revealed yesterday.
Hamish MacLean
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Bus hub issues: councils ‘doing exactly what we said we would’
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Bus hub issues: councils ‘doing exactly what we said we would’
Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich says who should take the lead on making the bus hub safer is not a "hot potato" despite staff from the two councils pointing the finger at each other.
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ORC apologises for more privacy breaches
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ORC apologises for more privacy breaches
The Otago Regional Council has admitted further privacy breaches after an investigation into how the council unwittingly came to break confidentiality and share the email addresses of hundreds of...
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Music proposed as way to calm bus hub conduct
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Music proposed as way to calm bus hub conduct
Music could be used to soothe savage behaviour at Dunedin’s city centre bus hub, a regional councillor has suggested.
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Charges brought against skipper of fishing boat
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Charges brought against skipper of fishing boat
The skipper of a boat that broke up on the rocks below Dunedin’s albatross centre a year ago is facing two charges.
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Vote to pursue $20m research into lakes
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Vote to pursue $20m research into lakes
Find the money now or face "astronomically expensive restoration efforts" for Otago’s deepwater lakes later, a regional councillor says.
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Pines, wallaby programmes set to continue
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Pines, wallaby programmes set to continue
A $2 million work programme to control wilding pines and eradicate wallabies from Otago appears set to continue amid delays from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and no funding agreement...
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Council has ‘obligations to protect’ endemic species
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Council has ‘obligations to protect’ endemic species
Otago is home to 360 species found nowhere else in the world, a new report says.
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Deepwater lake monitoring options presented
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Deepwater lake monitoring options presented
Up to $20 million could be required to safeguard Otago’s iconic deepwater lakes, a report to the Otago Regional Council says.
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ORC’s pest plan ‘partially effective’
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ORC’s pest plan ‘partially effective’
The Otago Regional Council is effective at raising awareness of the threats wallabies pose to the region, less so at actually dealing with the pest, a new report says.
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Guardians approve lake drawdown changes
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Guardians approve lake drawdown changes
Approved changes to operating guidelines for hydro-electricity generation at Lake Manapouri will not cause unnatural variations of lake levels, the Guardians of Lakes Manapouri, Monowai and Te Anau...
High school staff member 'misappropriated' $365k
High school staff member 'misappropriated' $365k
A secondary school decided not to contact police after discovering a staff member "misappropriated" almost $365,000 over five years.
$365k 'misappropriated' at Dunedin high school
$365k 'misappropriated' at Dunedin high school
A Dunedin high school this morning told parents almost $365,000 was ‘‘misappropriated’’ over five years.
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Up to $2m to go to new environmental fund
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Up to $2m to go to new environmental fund
A new $2 million fund for environmental projects will go ahead next year, but in its first year it will not be paid for by the Otago Regional Council rates take.
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Funds approved for carbon-friendly transport
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Funds approved for carbon-friendly transport
More than $60 million worth of carbon-friendly transport projects were put on DCC books as councillors sparred over combating climate change.
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Discovery of rare moth may thwart mine expansion plans
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Discovery of rare moth may thwart mine expansion plans
A rare native moth may have scuppered part of OceanaGold’s Macraes mine expansion plans.
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‘Stage on stage’ performing arts venue option
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‘Stage on stage’ performing arts venue option
The Regent Theatre Trust’s proposal of an up to 350-seat "stage on a stage" venue could put an end to the vexed question of developing a performing arts centre for Dunedin, at least in the short term.
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Mollymawk set free after three weeks’ care
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Mollymawk set free after three weeks’ care
After three weeks in hospital care, a Buller’s mollymawk was released 1km out to sea off Dunedin’s coast yesterday.
Cromwell building 'extensively damaged' in blaze
Cromwell building 'extensively damaged' in blaze
A commercial building in Cromwell has been extensively damaged by fire this evening.
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Inland port competition fears
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Inland port competition fears
Port Otago competing with Calder Stewart to establish an inland port could have a "serious impact" on the Otago Regional Council’s financial position, a regional councillor says.