Claim airport more of a bird risk than landfill
Dunedin Airport’s own practices concerning birds do more to raise the risk to aviation safety than the proposed Smooth Hill landfill would, the Dunedin City Council’s aviation expert says.
Hamish MacLean
No sign of ORC mediation as CEO exits
No sign of ORC mediation as CEO exits
No report was produced as a result of mediation between councillors and Otago Regional Council staff, the council’s chairman says.
Final report on Manuherikia River expected this winter
Final report on Manuherikia River expected this winter
The final report from the Manuherikia River technical advisory group is expected to be ready for Otago regional councillors this winter.
Still missing emissions mark
Still missing emissions mark
The Government’s new plan to lower transport emissions is better than the "disaster" of last year’s scheme to get drivers into electric cars.
Stolen vehicles lead to two arrests in Dunedin
Stolen vehicles lead to two arrests in Dunedin
Reports of suspicious activity in the Dunedin suburb of Burnside on Friday night led police uncovering meth pipes and live ammunition in a Dunedin property.
Man gets wish to sleep at station
Man gets wish to sleep at station
A man with nowhere to sleep got his wish and was taken into police custody on Saturday after his third visit.
Gulls can be kept in check
Gulls can be kept in check
An aviation expert is confident the Dunedin City Council can keep gulls away from its planned landfill south of the city.
Otago Regional Council chief executive resigns
Otago Regional Council chief executive resigns
The chief executive of the Otago Regional Council has resigned.
Otago Regional Council chief executive resigns
Otago Regional Council chief executive resigns
The chief executive of the Otago Regional Council has resigned.
Another probe ordered as ORC grapples with plan
Another probe ordered as ORC grapples with plan
The environment minister has ordered an investigation into the Otago Regional Council for the second time in under three years.
Self-isolation facility used less than expected
Self-isolation facility used less than expected
The number of residents at the Southern District Health Board’s Dunedin Covid-19 self-isolation facility peaked at four bubbles using the facility at one time during the present outbreak.
Mental health services rethink: ‘Stranded’ patients one of 16 projects
Mental health services rethink: ‘Stranded’ patients one of 16 projects
Eighteen long-stay patients at Wakari Hospital have been identified as candidates to move into the community amid a rethink of mental health and addiction services in the South.
Aged patients faring well
Aged patients faring well
Seven Covid-related deaths have been reported in the South over the past three days, but the head of the Southern Covid-19 response says the vast majority of people dying with the disease in the region have had other serious health concerns.
DHB urged to do better for Pasifika
DHB urged to do better for Pasifika
"Institutional racism" and a lack of engagement with Pacific Island communities has led to a fail grade for the Southern District Health Board from Pasifika leaders.
Daily case numbers still stubbornly high in South; two deaths reported
Daily case numbers still stubbornly high in South; two deaths reported
The number of people with Covid-19 in Southern hospitals has increased, and two more deaths were reported yesterday.
Pensioner backing life-saving nurses
Pensioner backing life-saving nurses
A Dunedin pensioner has for the past 12 days been a one-man protest outside Dunedin Hospital.
Morbidity on rise as vulnerable age ranges infected
Morbidity on rise as vulnerable age ranges infected
For the first time, just as many southerners are in hospital because of Covid-19 as patients in for something else who just happen to have the disease.
‘We are in for the long haul’—DHB
‘We are in for the long haul’—DHB
Only one case of the virulent Delta strain of Covid-19 has been recorded in the South, the Southern District Health Board says.
Youngsters enjoy annual rugby event
Youngsters enjoy annual rugby event
For more than six decades Otago boys and girls have experienced the thrill of victory and the pain of defeat and deepened their love of the game of rugby at the Taieri Sevens.
Bird rules pose problem for landfill: expert
Bird rules pose problem for landfill: expert
Proposed conditions for keeping bird numbers down at Smooth Hill could present a huge risk to the landfill planned for the site south of Dunedin, an environmental consultant says.